Darion Taylor Obituary (1993

Darion Matthew Taylor, 23, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 28, 2017 in Spokane, Washington. Darion was born in Federal Way, Washington, on December 16, 1993, to Rob Taylor, Jr. and Misty Roethler. He attended elementary school and middle school in Auburn, Washington and later moved to Yakima where he attended school in West Valley, graduating in 2012. He loved participating in football, wrestling and playing rugby for the Yakima Griffins. He also had the privilege to be selected to play for the Washington State Loggers Elite Rugby team. After high school he attended Washington State University, where he continued to excel in rugby (GO COUGS!) and then graduated in 2016 with a degree in Digital Technology and Culture. At the time of his death he was the Finance and Insurance Manager at Dave Smith Nissan in Spokane, Washington. He loved being silly and making people laugh. One friend stated 'there is always a Darion story that stops the show and fills the room with smiles'. As his parents, we were well aware of this trait, and are now hearing of his many other shenanigans. We have no doubt he had everyone rolling on the floor in fits of laughter or nodding their heads in disbelief. We are all left wondering how someone with such a big and loving heart, incredible zest for life, and infectious laugh and smile, could leave us so soon. That's something we may never know. What we do know is even if our time with him was short, we would rather have had that small amount of time, than none at all. Darion is survived by his father and step-mother, Rob and Cindy Taylor; special aunt and uncle (mom and dad), Tami and Keith Gilbert; birth mother, Misty Roethler; his loving brother, Zachary Taylor; grandparents, Robert and Marcia Taylor and grandma, Mary Joslin; special cousins (sister and brother), Tianna Peterson and Patrick Gilbert and their families, and aunt and uncle Soraya and Jerrett Joslin and their family. We will be holding a Celebration of Darion's Life on Saturday, March 11th at 11:00 am at Trinity Family Fellowship Church, 606 South 13th Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902. All friends & family are invited. We love you Darion! We pray that you are at peace. 'Your wings were ready, but our hearts were not'. SERVICES Funeral service Saturday, March 11, 2017 11:00 AM Trinity Family Fellowship 606 S.13th Ave, Yakima. ,