Darryl Feemster 1962-2017
About a thousand people turned out at a memorial at Sparks Christian Fellowship for former Reno city councilmember Darryl Feemster Sr. Feemster, manager of youth and senior services for the city, was closely identified with the Sutro/Oddie areas where he spent his life, serving as chair of the Northeast Neighborhood Council and program director of Glenn Duncan Elementary School’s Family Focus Center. He was a leading force in the creation of the Duncan/Traner branch of the Washoe County Library and there is now an effort underway to name the branch for him. The esteem in which Feemster and his family were held was seen in an incident a quarter-century ago. Feemster’s 7-year-old son was the victim of a hit and run driver. A neighbor chased the driver until he was apprehended. When Feemster and his wife returned home from the hospital, they found a meal waiting for them, prepared by neighbors whose children saw the accident and told their parents.
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