Obituary of Darryl Evans DeZur

Darryl passed away suddenly on April 8th. His early years he lived in Chicago where he became a faithful Cubs fan. His family moved to the Bay Area in the late 50's where he continued his love of baseball playing for Menlo-Atherton High School. Darryl was a natural athlete who enjoyed the mental aspects of the game as well as the physical. His winning swing and crafty play will be missed. Darryl met his wife Colleen of 39 years while attending San Jose State. Together they moved to Oregon where they had two children, sons Ben and Nick. Eventually moving back to California in the early 1980's where they settled in Santa Cruz. Darryl worked for the County of Santa Cruz Information Service eventually becoming team leader of the Justice division until he retired. Darryl will be deeply missed by his wife Colleen, sons Ben and Nick, grandsons Jack and Tyler, younger brother Rick and many more loving family and friends. He loved going out to breakfast, walking in Henry Cowell Park, riding motorcycles, watching the Cubs and the Bears and building anything. A celebration of Darryl's life will be held at Henry Cowell Redwood State Park in picnic area 1 in Felton at 11:30 on May 17th. In lieu of flowers please give your family a hug or take someone you love out to breakfast.