Army Spc. Daryl A. Davis
20, of Orlando, Fla.
assigned to the 144th Transportation Company, Florida Army National Guard, Marianna, Fla.; killed Nov. 29 when his Humvee was involved in a traffic accident in Iraq.
Tags: Florida, hero, orlando, tampaA former Iowan who died in Iraq was outgoing and popular, and liked motorcycles and partying, family and friends said Thursday at his funeral.
Although he wasn’t old enough to drink legally, his family urged friends to remember him with a beer anyway. “Daryl liked beer, and if you go to his gravesite, take a beer and sip it with him,” his grandmother, Lillian Rosado, told a crowd of more than 600 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Davis was known as “Double D” in this northwestern Iowa town, where he attended high school and joined the Iowa National Guard in 2001. He moved to Orlando, Fla., to attend the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in April 2004 and transferred to the Florida National Guard…
Before he left town, Davis and his friends started an informal motorcycle club. Wearing bandanas that read “RIP Double D,” the 15 remaining members rode their motorcycles behind the funeral procession, the sounds of revving engines drowning out the sobs of mourners leaving the church.
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May 29th, 2007 at 12:58 am
What a sad chore this has been so far, and it stings even worse on Memorial Day. Please God, comfort the family of Daryl Davis, and all those who mourn our troops who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan and all points beyond.
20 years old, couldn’t have a beer legally but could die for his country. So damn sad.