It's with a heavy heart that we share the news that a true gentlemen and loyal Bobcat has passed. Darwin was as kind a person as you could ever meet. As a board member for the Green and White Club, he was always one of the first to volunteer for any activity - split the pot help, tailgate set up, or banquet preparation. He was the last recipient of the Jonesy Sams Award, the Green and White Club's highest honor. Please join us in prayers for his family and extend comfort to all those that he touched in his time with us here on earth.

http://www.leavittfuneralhome.com/obituary/Darwin-Deke-Ma...

I am very saddened to hear this. Darwin was a very good person.

I was honored to serve as a pall bearer for him today. Darwin was a kind and caring man who was, as mentioned, a Bobcat's Bobcat. His dedication and selflessness towards his community and his alma mater was a reflection of his character. We will miss him.

Alan,

They had his award displayed along with a Bobcat helmet.

+1

Sorry that I could not make the funeral, but I was there in spirit. Though I did not know Darwin well (virtually all my contact with him was through the GWC Board), I came to really admire him and all my interactions with him were most positive. The few times that I did meet him "on the street" we always talked about the Bobcats and his outlook was always positive and upbeat. Jonsey Sams was once quoted as saying that he had never seen a Bobcat athlete that he didn't like. Darwin, it seems to me, had a very similar positive orientation. Very fitting award for him to receive.

We all could learn a lot from those fine gentlemen.