HMCS Venture 1956

(Submitted by Bill Nash)
                  Susan and I attended (18 November 2004) the memorial service in Cayuga, a pretty, little town located on the Grand River. The service was held in the small United Church which was filled to capacity, I estimate about 250 persons. We introduced ourselves to Lori and then to Carol and found room on chairs which were required as the church was full.
              Carol is holding up well and has the support of her two daughters and 5 grandchildren as well as much of the community.
              The service was conducted by the church minister who provided a short history of Darrell's life. He introduced 2 of Darrell's friends who spoke of their friendship and how Darrell loved to fish, hunt and build models.
The service was about 40 minutes long wherein we learned that Darrell, after leaving the navy worked at surveying until 1963 when he joined the OPP and was posted to Cayuga.
             He met his wife the same year and they married in 1964. They had three children, the youngest being a boy who died in 1998 in his early twenties. No other details concerning his death were provided.
             Darrell retired after 25 years with the OPP, the whole period serving with the Cayuga detachment. After his retirement he worked locally in transportation. Darrell suffered from diabetes from 1994 until his death from lung cancer this week.
              It was apparent that Darrell had a fine life and was well loved by his family and friends and admired by the community he served for so many years.
              I signed the memorial book as the representative from HMCS Venture, class 58.

Venture Reunion 2004