Darin Ecalbarger

Darin W. Ecalbarger March 20, 1965 ~ December 12, 2014 Darin Wayne Ecalbarger passed away of natural causes at his home in Wenatchee, WA Friday, December 12, 2014, at the young age of 49. He was born March 20, 1965, in Renton, WA. His family moved to Malaga, WA in the late 1970s, to Minnesota for a short time in the early 1980s, and then returned to the Wenatchee Valley. He graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1984 and worked in the retail grocery business there for several years. Darin married Amelia "Mollie" Schopp in late 1994. They moved to Pullman, WA in 1996, to attend Washington State University. Darin found his true calling in the study and application of computer technology. He moved to Bellevue, WA in 1998, and earned his IT certification from Everett Community College the next year. In 2000, he completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with a major in Economics from WSU. He worked for several years as a computer systems upgrade technician contracting for the Boeing Company. During that time, the couple lived in Bellevue, Everett and Bothell, WA. Darin returned to the grocery business in 2006, taking a position with Fred Meyer. Later that year, he returned to Wenatchee, transferring to the East Wenatchee Fred Meyer store. The couple divorced in 2007. Darin returned to school full-time three years ago. Attending Wenatchee Valley College at the time of his death, he was nearing completion of an Associate's degree in Computer Sciences with an emphasis on security technology. He was particularly proud of making the Dean's List Spring Quarter, 2014. Darin loved dogs, leaving behind in good hands his beloved Jasmine; ocean beaches in and near Westport, WA; and radio-controlled airplanes. For the past five years, he volunteered facility maintenance work at his brother's Radio Controlled Car Club of Wenatchee racetrack. Darin is survived by his father, Richard "Buck" (Irene) Ecalbarger of Moses Lake, WA; his mother, Linda (Ed) Gere of Cle Elum, WA; son, Justin (Bobby) Ecalbarger of Wenatchee, WA; brother, Corey Ecalbarger of Malaga, WA; former sister-in-law, Stacey Ecalbarger of East Wenatchee, WA; grandmother, Dorothy Pratt and aunt, Barbara Aue, both of Westport, WA; and nieces, Jordyn and Amanda Ecalbarger of Malaga, WA. There will be no funeral. A Celebration of Life for Darin is planned. Notification of details will be available via social media when finalized. Arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley in East Wenatchee, WA.

Darin Ecalbarger

March 20, 1965 - December 12, 2014