Daryl Walter Noyd

Daryl Walter Noyd January 7, 1938 ~ May 14, 2012 Daryl W. Noyd passed away on May 14, 2012. He was born January 7, 1938, in Wenatchee, WA, as the only child to Walter and Luella Noyd. He attended Whitman Elementary School, HB Ellison Junior High and Wenatchee High School, graduating in 1955. He shot his first deer at the age of nine. Dad loved the surrounding mountains and canyons of Wenatchee, spending countless hours hunting and driving around the back roads in his many Jeeps. Being mechanically inclined, he went to work greasing and changing tires on trucks. This work led him to a truck driving job during the construction of Rocky Reach Dam from 1957 to 1961. He once said this was one of the happiest times of his life. Throughout the construction of the dam, Dad also worked on getting a college degree and graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1962, majoring in Business and minoring in Economics. In the fall of 1963, he met Mom (Margaret Johns Noyd), and they married March 21, 1964. In the 1960s, Dad worked at many jobs, including stints at Wanapum Dam, Wells and Wade Machine Shop, Munson Nash Engineers and Douglas County PUD in the real estate department. 1970 marked the beginning of his entrepreneurial endeavors when he bought Piston Service Auto Parts in Wenatchee. He sold the business in 1972. He then returned to Munson Nash to help acquire right-of-way for the Mission and Chelan Street projects. In 1974, he did his first residential land development project off of Orchard Street. In 1975, Dad purchased the NAPA Auto Parts store in Okanogan which he operated for eleven years. Throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, he was responsible for developing over 300 building lots and three mobile home parks. His biggest development accomplishment was Forest Ridge near Mission Ridge ski area. He began planning Forest Ridge in the 1970s, selling out in 2006. Daryl and Marge had two children, David and Becky. They enjoyed a great deal of travel during their marriage, and the family enjoyed time at their Squilchuck cabin. Dad and David spent many fun hours with friends snowmobiling and motorcycling. Dad had a passion for World War II history. He also had a great love of music with the Kingston Trio at the top of his list. He became close friends with founding member, Bob Shane and was instrumental in bringing the group to the local area more than once. Daryl is survived by one son, David Noyd of East Wenatchee and one daughter, Becky and her husband, Bob King of Wenatchee. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Marge in December 2010. Daryl's family wishes to thank the staff of RiverWest Retirement facility and Wenatchee Hospice for their wonderful care and compassion. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at the Wenatchee First Assembly of God, 1520 McKittrick Street, Wenatchee. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation in Dad's name to the Humane Society of Wenatchee, his favorite charity. Please express your thoughts and memories for the family at http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/obits/ or http://www.telfordschapel.com/. Arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee.

Daryl Walter Noyd

January 7, 1938 - May 14, 2012