Raymond Joseph Darwell

1941 - 2019

Raymond Joseph Darwell obituary, 1941-2019, San Diego, CA

Raymond Darwell Obituary

Raymond Joseph Darwell October 15, 1941 - March 17, 2019 San Diego Raymond Joseph Darwell passed away peacefully on March 17, 2019. He was born and raised in San Diego. Ray valued the importance of education having attended St. Didacus School, St. Augustine High School, and St. Mary's College in Moraga, California. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating, Ray volunteered for the Air Force in Special Operations during the Vietnam War. Once discharged from the military, he practiced dentistry in Alpine, California, for 35 years. His personal philosophy of dentistry and life was that around every tooth there is a human. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Zena, and survived by his wife, Joan, sons: John and Mark, daughters: Theresa and Michelle, and seven grandchildren: Reoh, Gabrielle, Jade, Abigail, Thor, Ellie, and Ginny. A Catholic Funeral Mass will be held at The Immaculata Catholic Church on Saturday, April 13 at 9 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in his honor.

Published by San Diego Union-Tribune on Apr. 7, 2019.
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So sorry to hear of Ray's passing. I attended St. Mary's with him our fresh and sophomore years until I could no longer afford to get educated away from home (Long Beach, CA). I finished out at Cal State, Long Beach.
We had about as much fun as we could being 18 - 19 yrs. old.
Did he ever tell you about our Bigfoot sighting in our Freshman year? Probably not because as I remember we vowed not to talk about it because people would think we were crazy. If interested, I would love to tell you about it. Please know that I will keep Ray's memory in my heart and soul.

Marty Dusserre
(714) 318-9739

October 9, 2019

Ray was at the top of our class at Creighton and one of our leaders. RIP Ray.

John Corkrey

April 12, 2019

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