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Darwin Bupp Obituary

MANCHESTER TWP. Darwin S. Bupp died Friday, August 30, 2013. He was 89. Mr. Bupp was the husband of the late Charlotte M. (Peters) Bupp. He was a graduate of Shippensburg State Teacher's College Class of 1950 and had a Master of Education Degree from Western Maryland College. Darwin was a teacher for 38 years with the West York Area High School retiring in 1988. He was also head basketball coach for 20 years and Athletic Director for 32 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in WWII. A member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, his other memberships include the Viking Athletic Association, V.F.W. West York Post # 8951, the Shiloh American Legion and the Golden Nuggets. Born in York on November 22, 1923, he was the son of the late Harry W. and Mary Helen (Bentzel) Bupp. He leaves a son, Christopher M. Bupp and his wife, Pamela, of York; two grandchildren, Brittany and Derek; and a great-grandson, Keaton. Viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Koller Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc., 2000 W. Market St., York. An additional viewing will be held 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 839 W. Market St., York. The service will follow at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. Officiating will be the Rev. Kevin T. Shively. Burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 839 W. Market St., York, PA 17404. www.rfkoller.com

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Published by York Daily Record on Sep. 1, 2013.

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Scott & Vicki Lankford

September 5, 2013

Chris, Our heartfelt sympathy to you and your family during this difficult time. He was a real gentleman & loyal basketball fan through the many years. The entire Lankford family will miss him this year.
May God bless and keep you always.

Kathy Parrelly

September 4, 2013

May the Darwin Theory continue to light up all our lives...he was a SPECIAL man....I'm blessed to have known him and his sense of humor ...he had a HaPpY LiFe...xoxo

Robert Brown

September 4, 2013

Chris..Your Dad was quite the gentleman. I also enjoyed officiating basketball games with him. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Duane (Gene) Hamme

September 4, 2013

A wonderful teacher, mentor and basketball coach. I loved being his basketeball manager from 1955-57.My condolences to hia family.

Bill Ackerman

September 4, 2013

Our prayers and thoughts go out to the Bupp family for the passing of one of the all time greats at West York. Although he will be missed, I'm sure his presence on the sideline will be forever felt by all of us.
Sincerely,
Coach Ackerman and the Bulldog Basketball family

September 3, 2013

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at the difficult time.
The Zerfings

September 1, 2013

As a former student, I just want to say Mr. Bupp was a lovely man with a great sense of humor. He made bookkeeping class fun.

Debbie Packwood

September 1, 2013

He was a great teacher and mentor. I always looked forward to his class!

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