Darwin W Freeman

Darwin W. Freeman, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday March 29, 2006, in Lewisville from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on January 23, 1949, in Brigham City, Utah to Wayne and Ileen Freeman. He was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Rigby High School and received his Masters Degree in Physics from Arizona State University. Darwin served his country aboard the USS Enterprise as a helicopter crew chief, during the Vietnam War. He varied career took him to Alaska, Antarctica, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho and Mexico. He worked on the installation of security systems for the Denver International Airport and at various maximum security prisons in the U.S. and Mexico. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Darwin had a great love of the outdoors and enjoyed cars, snow sports, camping, fishing, scuba diving and sky diving. He was a very fun loving person who enjoyed spoiling his younger siblings, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews with gifts. He is survived by his parents Wayne and Ileen (Rhodes) Freeman of Rigby; a brother Fred (Gwen) Freeman of Caldwell; sisters Barbara (Phill) Hayman and Donna Freeman both of Idaho Falls and Rosalie (Gary) Taylor of Modesto, California. He and his sister died simultaneously in the same automobile accident. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby. The family will visit with friends from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on Friday at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Rigby Pioneer Cemetery.