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Darwin was as kind a person as you could ever meet. As a board member for the Green and White Club, he was always one of the first to volunteer for any activity - split the pot help, tailgate set up, or banquet preparation. He was the last recipient of the Jonesy Sams Award, the Green and White Club's highest honor. Please join us in prayers for his family and extend comfort to all those that he touched in his time with us here on earth. http://www.leavittfuneralhome.com/obituary/Darwin-Deke-Ma... Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/23/2016 10:54:54 AM  Alan Swank wrote: It's with a heavy heart that we share the news that a true gentlemen and loyal Bobcat has passed. Darwin was as kind a person as you could ever meet. As a board member for the Green and White Club, he was always one of the first to volunteer for any activity - split the pot help, tailgate set up, or banquet preparation. He was the last recipient of the Jonesy Sams Award, the Green and White Club's highest honor. Please join us in prayers for his family and extend comfort to all those that he touched in his time with us here on earth. http://www.leavittfuneralhome.com/obituary/Darwin-Deke-Ma... I concur with everything that Alan said about Darwin. He was a Bobcat's Bobcat. Loyal to his core and a true gentleman of the old school. He will be sorely missed. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,454 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/23/2016 9:11:17 PM  I am very saddened to hear this. Darwin was a very good person. Back to Top Jeff McKinney Moderator Member Since: 11/12/2004 Post Count: 6,045 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/24/2016 5:01:28 PM  This is very sad news. Darwin was a great man. I enjoyed working with him on the G and W Club board. In recent years I often stopped in his business when I would be making a trip to Belpre and we would have such good visits. We will all miss him. Back to Top oldkatz General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Post Count: 1,421 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/24/2016 5:49:43 PM  I was honored to serve as a pall bearer for him today. Darwin was a kind and caring man who was, as mentioned, a Bobcat's Bobcat. His dedication and selflessness towards his community and his alma mater was a reflection of his character. We will miss him. "All my inside sources tell me I have no inside sources." Salvatore "money bucks" Mafiosiano. Back to Top Kinggeorge4 General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Guysville, OH Post Count: 964 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/25/2016 3:36:44 PM  He will be missed. Great Bobcat, Great Man! I stopped for his showing and was thanked by his family for wearing Green and White. They said he would of smiled. GO BOBCATS GEORGE Back to Top Kinggeorge4 General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Guysville, OH Post Count: 964 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/25/2016 3:41:08 PM  Alan, They had his award displayed along with a Bobcat helmet. GO BOBCATS GEORGE Back to Top Alan Swank General User Member Since: 12/11/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 7,022 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/25/2016 3:54:35 PM  Kinggeorge4 wrote: Alan, They had his award displayed along with a Bobcat helmet. As I made my way through the reception line Sunday afternoon, I saw that. That was the last Jonesy Sams award that the Green and White ever gave right before the club was dissolved in 2012. I can't think of a better person to have received it. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/25/2016 6:18:54 PM  Alan Swank wrote: . . . That was the last Jonesy Sams award that the Green and White ever gave right before the club was dissolved in 2012. I can't think of a better person to have received it. +1 Sorry that I could not make the funeral, but I was there in spirit. Though I did not know Darwin well (virtually all my contact with him was through the GWC Board), I came to really admire him and all my interactions with him were most positive. The few times that I did meet him "on the street" we always talked about the Bobcats and his outlook was always positive and upbeat. Jonsey Sams was once quoted as saying that he had never seen a Bobcat athlete that he didn't like. Darwin, it seems to me, had a very similar positive orientation. Very fitting award for him to receive. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,454 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/25/2016 10:41:58 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: Alan Swank wrote: . . . That was the last Jonesy Sams award that the Green and White ever gave right before the club was dissolved in 2012. I can't think of a better person to have received it. +1 Sorry that I could not make the funeral, but I was there in spirit. Though I did not know Darwin well (virtually all my contact with him was through the GWC Board), I came to really admire him and all my interactions with him were most positive. The few times that I did meet him "on the street" we always talked about the Bobcats and his outlook was always positive and upbeat. Jonsey Sams was once quoted as saying that he had never seen a Bobcat athlete that he didn't like. Darwin, it seems to me, had a very similar positive orientation. Very fitting award for him to receive. Having known Jonesy Sams, Darwin would have done him proud in every way. Darwin and Herb Evans were two true Bobcats Last Edited: 10/25/2016 10:46:20 PM by BillyTheCat Back to Top Kinggeorge4 General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Guysville, OH Post Count: 964 Status: Offline     RE: Sad news    Posted: 10/26/2016 7:59:46 AM  We all could learn a lot from those fine gentlemen. GO BOBCATS GEORGE Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 11  of 11 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'General Ohio University Discussion/Alumni Events' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 92 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 92 Guests 0 Registered Users There are no other users looking at this page.

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