Birth date: Nov 17, 1972 Death date: Jan 11, 2020
Darren Adrian William LaGrave was born in Toronto, Canada on November 17th, 1972 and passed away January 11th, 2020 after a 7-year battle with cancer. Darren was born to Stefanie and Peter LaGrave. Upon graduating from Cape Coral Read Obituary
My favorite memory of Darren is a true example of his personality and sense of humor.
I have come to know Darren from Sunfish sailing and living on Pine Island.
The lifestyle here seemed to suit him!
During the afternoons on the water Darren seemed to find plenty of joy in razing me during the races.... all in good heart. Honestly, I never had much to come back with, until one day....
One day I was in town running some errands and ran into a store and back out to my car in 5 minutes,
There was a note on the car telling me how “Island fine” I was and that the gals name was Cindy and she worked at Ulta. I thought this very odd, standing next to my car looking around totally perplexed. In that moment, it was time to get out of there! As I am sitting at the light to leave the center, someone is honking at me. As I look around there is Darren and Natasha in the truck. Darren is cracking up 😂, because he was bored while waiting for Natasha and I happened along so he decided to become “Cindy”!
From that day forward, I always got to call out to “Cindy” as we sailed past one another...
Darren will be missed by many, I am deeply saddened by the loss and my condolences to his family.
Dareen's words of wisdom and talks will be missed. The golf games, motorcycle rides, fishing and just sitting and talking with him will leave a void. Not only a friend but as a fellow Coastie. Our passions on life and what we did for our country and families are values that Dareen had. He always had the right words and humor to express and make you laugh. My heart goes out to all of his family and friends. My prayers are with you all. Remember he may be gone, but he is not forgotten. Dareen lives on in all of us.
Nick O
USCG Aviation
Retired
Our sincere heartfelt sympathy to you all. We were so very, very sad to hear that Darren had passed on. Remember seeing him for the first time as a newborn and watched him turn into a wonderful, kind young man. My family and I share many fond memories of when the "boys" were young. Sincerely, Pauline, Rick, Michael and Aaron.
Darren A. LaGrave
