Daryl Kenneth Remsing

Daryl Kenneth Remsing, 70, died September 13, 2018 at the Hospice of the Valley in Chandler Arizona following a short battle with cancer.

Daryl was born July 13, 1948 in Mercy Hospital in Liberty Texas to William John and Ellen Katherine Sprayberry Remsing. He grew up in Dayton, Texas, attended Dayton Schools and graduated from Dayton High School, finishing 8th in the Class of 1966. He was a guard on the Broncho Football team and played clarinet in the Broncho Band. Daryl attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas where he received a BS in Education in May 1970. He then joined the US Army and was stationed in Germany until his retirement as a Sp 5. Daryl returned home and began his career at the Social Security Administration, first in Lake Charles Louisiana, where he met and married Laura. They moved to Phoenix Arizona, the area where he spent the rest of his adult life. He retired from SSA after 34 years of service.

Daryl absolutely loved life in the Phoenix area. An avid diver, he joined with a group of friends to form “The Wolfpack”. They travelled to dive many beautiful and exotic locations around the world including Fiji and Curacao, and to make the ultimate dive on the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. Daryl was also an enthusiastic hiker who explored numerous beautiful trails in the mountains and foothills surrounding Phoenix and elsewhere. He also loved reading, listening to good music and NPR.

Daryl was preceded in death by his beloved grandparents and parents, brother William R. Remsing, and cousin Donald Sprayberry. Left to mourn him and to remember his life are his brother Dale Remsing (Minnie) of West Pueblo, Colorado and his sister Judi Remsing of Dayton, Texas, along with the surviving members of “the Wolfpack”, ex-wife and friend Laura Brewer of Phoenix and his many friends and family spread across the country.

His remains will be interred at Houston National Cemetery in Houston though some of his ashes will be returned to the Valley of the Sun.

The family asks that donations in Daryl’s honor be given to the American Cancer Society, Hospice of the Valley in Chandler Arizona, or the Chandler Public Library.

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
Jacques Cousteau, “Life and Death in a Coral Sea”