Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Darling, Curtis January 8 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com January 11, 2005, 3:27 pm The Bakersfield Californian Curtis Darling 12/13/1918 1/8/2005 Memorial services will be held for Curtis Darling, Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 2:00 p.m., at St. Pauls Episcopal Parish, 2216 17th St., on the corner of 17th and B Streets in downtown Bakersfield. After a courageous battle with cancer, Curtis passed away peacefully in his sleep at home. As his father before him, he worked diligently for his clients up until the end. Born in Mt. Solo, Washington, he moved to Whittier, California as an infant and was raised there. He married Jane Strickland Darling in 1940. He received his B.S. Degree from the University of California at Berkeley and also received his C.P.A. certificate. He worked as an accountant for Lockheed Aircraft and then as a partner with his father at Darling, Burton and Wold C.P.A.s in Whittier. He served his country in World War II as Lt. Commander in the Navy, stationed in the Aleutian Islands. After the war he then attended Stanford University Law School from 1946 to 1949. After passing the California State Bar in 1949, his father, James, suggested he open his law practice in the growing community of Bakersfield. So on a hot August day he took his fathers advice and drove Jane and daughter, Laurie Ann to start a new life in the San Joaquin Valley. It didnt take long for Curtis to get a reputation as a very capable tax attorney and a man who wasnt afraid to say exactly what was on his mind. As his law practice grew, so did his family. Curtis and Jane had two sons, Todd and James. Curtis was very community minded. His involvement in many local organizations includes: President of the Kern County Bar Association, President of the Kern County Philharmonic, President of the YMCA, Counsel for the Joshua Tree Council for Girl Scouts, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Cal State Bakersfield, President of the Bakersfield Chapter of C.P.A.s, founder of the Kern County Community Foundation, member of the Board of Directors, Bakersfield Museum of Art, President of the Kern County Historical Society, and President of the Hot Jazz Society. His legal prowess spread well beyond Kern County. He was published by the Stanford Law Review. He was a 5-time lecturer at the New York University on Federal Taxation, and he served as Chairman of the Conference of Estate Planning, New York University. After 49 years of marriage Jane passed away in 1989. A year later at a Stanford Law School reunion, Curtis reconnected with a former law school classmate, Peggy Stern Cole. They soon became inseparable and were married in 1990. Curtis is also preceded in death by his mother, Eula Darling; his stepmother, Ida Mae Darling; father, James R. Darling I and sister, Margaret Scholer. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Darling; sister, Allie Lowe; brothers, Larry Darling and wife, Norma; Richard Darling and wife, Ann; daughter, Laurie Maclin and husband, Bruce; sons, Curtis Todd Darling and wife, Linda; and James R. Darling II and wife, Nona; stepdaughters, Wendy Lascher, Susan Cole- Forster and husband, Mike; stepsons, Bill and wife, Carol; Roger and David and 11 grandchildren. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Bakersfield Museum of Art, Burn the Mortgage Fund. Needless to say, Curtis will be dearly missed by his family and many friends, but he will live in our hearts always. Doughty-Calhoun-OMeara Funeral Directors Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob4532darling.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb