Darryl Anderson:  

I'm Sherrill Yates Anderson writing for my husband Darryl. I'm very sad to tell you that Darryl passed away on January 21, 2013 from complications of a massive stroke he suffered in September, 2012. When he passed, he was not in pain and had been in a coma for nearly a week. He started experiencing seizures last summer and for that reason, we did not attend the 50th reunion although we would have loved to have been there. On September 4, 2012 (one day before he turned 68) he suffered a massive stroke at home on the right side of his brain; had I not been with him at the time, he would have died then. I retired in March 2012; he retired a year earlier. The stroke left him paralyzed on the left side of his body but he could still communicate by talking and thinking although his recovery was very, very slow. He even had to learn to swallow all over again. He was in a Salt Lake City hospital and rehab center from 9-4-12 until 10-18-12. I visited Darryl every day, all day. I put 40 miles on my car round trip daily. Finally he improved enough to go to a skilled nursing facility and was transferred to a Life Care Center in Bountiful, Utah where we have lived for the past 33 years. We moved to Utah in 1980 and have always loved Utah because of the 4 seasons we enjoy here. Yes, we even love the winters! Now my commute was only 5 minutes away. I visited him every day including Christmas. On Sunday, 01-13-13, he suffered...Expand for more