DARCY BACEDA

1960 - 2007

Darcy Lynn “Torpedo” Baceda of Taber, passed away suddenly while working in Stoughton, Saskatchewan on Friday, August 10, 2007 at the age of 46 years.
Darcy is survived by his fiancée Sherry Lister (her children James and Jewel); his son Sonny Baceda of Lethbridge; parents Helen (Henry) Scott of Taber; brother Ken (Holly) Baceda of Taber; sisters Roxey (Jay) MacBurnie of Red Deer and Dixie (Kirk) Koncz of Taber; grandmother Lil Kaldal of Taber; step-brother Jarrod (Tracy) Scott of Ontario; step-sisters Jackie (Darcy) Scott of Taber and Jeanette Scott of Ontario as well as numerous nieces and nephews who never gave up a chance to spend time with their uncle when he came home on his days off.
He was predeceased by his father Tom Baceda; grandparents Ben and Francis Baceda and Knut Kaldal; uncles Will Siegl and Bud Oler.
Darcy was born in Taber on December 20, 1960.  He lived in the Taber area all of his life until the time of his passing.  He went to work on the oil rigs at the age of seventeen and that was when he found his passion and career in life.  He continued to work on the rigs for the next twenty-nine years of his life.  Darcy loved his job and any opportunity he had to talk about the rigs with anyone, he was always proud to tell everyone how he was a “Rig Pig”.  He loved many things in life, including the outdoors, rodeo, fishing and sports.  He enjoyed being able to go anywhere in town and run into some of his buddies to watch a game, especially hockey, baseball and his favorite of all time, football.  Darcy was a very generous and caring person.  Anyone that knew him knows that he would have given the shirt off his back if they needed it, unless you bet against him in football, chances are he’d take yours.  Darcy will be sadly missed by all his family, his many friends he worked with and every person that was lucky enough to cross paths with “Torpedo” from Precision Drilling Rig #381.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet with the family at the Southland Funeral Chapel, 5006 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Thursday, August 16, 2007 from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
The Funeral Service will be held at Knox United Church, 4929 - 50 Avenue, Taber on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Elizabeth Brown of the First United Church in Lethbridge officiating.  Burial to follow at the Taber Memorial Garden.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Darcy’s name can be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 207, 542 - 7 Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 2H1.