Darryl Bruce Weide

Darryl Bruce Weide of Maple Valley, Washington passed peacefully on June 1, 2023, at his favorite breakfast hangout the "honky tonk." Darryl resided in his parents' home on Lake Lucerne where he was raised as a child. Darryl graduated from Tahoma High School and Washington State University before he was drafted by the U.S. Army. He served two tours in Vietnam as a Green Beret. Darryl held a bachelor's degree from WSU and two AA degrees, one in criminology.
In 1975 he took a leap of faith and moved to Fairbanks to ride the tail end of the great Alaska Pipeline boom. One year later he married Molly "Becky" Paradis who had two young children in tow, adding to his adventure. Darryl and Becky returned to Washington in 1986 and divorced in 1990. Darryl returned to Alaska in 1993, this time to Anchorage, where he met his lovely wife of 26 years, Karen J. Prince. In 2006, Darryl moved back to Maple Valley with Karen to care for his elderly father.
As a youth, Darryl participated in basketball and played first base in baseball. As an adult, Darryl stayed busy with men's and women's softball, riding snow machines, sport fishing, and traveling with Karen. Darryl was well known in his career and in his community as his personality was the size of Alaska, it was seldom he wasn't holding a cold IPA, and good luck picking up the tab because Darryl beat you to it.
Darryl was an intermodal freight specialist whose career began at Sourdough Freightlines in Fairbanks and ended in retirement from Alaska West Express, a Lynden company. In addition to working at the Alaska Railroad, Darryl enjoyed the rewards of self-employment.
Darryl is survived by his brother Richard Weide (Mary Jo) of Enumclaw, WA; niece, Marjorie Weide of Orlando, FL; nephew, Scott Weide (Casey) of Auburn, WA; niece, Heide Hansen (Leif) of Tumwater, WA; and stepdaughter, Renée C Paradis of Sequim, WA.
Darryl is preceded in death by his wife, Karen J. Prince; his mother and father, Marian and Elwyn Weide; and his aunt, Gretchen Weide.
Darryl will be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery where there will be a private service. Celebration of Life will be held at the Lake Wilderness Lodge at 22500 SE 248th St, Maple Valley, WA 98038 on Monday, September 25, 2023, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The family welcomes you to come and share your stories, laughter, and memories of your time with Darryl. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please consider donations in Darryl's name to the Maple Valley Food Bank or Maple Valley Community Center.
Weeks' Funeral Home https://www.weeksfuneralhomes.com/
Maple Valley Community Center https://www.maplevalleycc.org/
Maple Valley Food Bank https://maplevalleyfoodbank.org/