Sydney
It is with great sadness that we, the family, announce the sudden passing of Darrell Scott Walters on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born on September 8, 1987, in Sydney, Darrell was the son of Anna and Darrell Walters.
Darrell was certainly his father’s son. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, riding motorbikes, ATVs, and trips to his dad’s cabin. These ATV trips continued well into his adult life. Darrell and many of his buddies headed out to the Mooses Lodge to share many laughs and beer around the campfire. Darrell could always be found driving around in his truck, but you could always hear his music before you could see him coming.
Darrell was a hard, reliable worker at any job he held whether it was on the west coast or here in Cape Breton. But he found his true calling at Kameron Coal, Donkin Mine. Darrell made many friends at the mine and thought the world of his “Coal Mining Brothers”. Donkin Mine was a complete blessing, one that he waited for, for a very long time. He loved everything about being a Coal Miner, he was proud, and we were extremely proud of him.
Darrell’s life revolved around his family. He adored his mom and was a true mama’s boy and he didn’t try to hide it. He always looked up to his father with much respect… He idolized him. Darrell was the centre of every family gathering “We all know how Baby Dee loved his food” ensuring everyone laughed with his quick wit, infectious personality and great sense of humour. His nieces and nephews will miss their UNCLE SKUNKLE.
The light of Darrell’s life was his son, Mason. Whether they were cruising in his truck, getting ice cream, beach hopping in the summertime, trips to the arcade, laying on the floor building trains, or snuggling in bed watching videos. They were always together. They had a father/son bond like no other. They were each other’s person. Masey will never forget his super cool dad!
Besides his parents, Darrell is survived by his son, Mason; sisters, Tasha (Todd), and Annette; grandmother, Veronica Walters; nephews, Cameron, Brett, Bryson, Keegan and niece, Paige; as well as former partner, Ashley McNeil. He had numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many close friends and he also shared a special bond with his cousin, Kayla Walters. She will miss his late-night snap chats.
We would like to thank the McNeil family for welcoming Darrell and Mason into their lives. We knew how fond you were of them and all the special memories you shared while he was dating Ashley.
Darrell was predeceased by grandparents, Delores and Melvin Burton, John ‘Jackie’ Walters; aunt and uncle, Jacqueline and Paul MacChesney; cousins, Travis Hayes, Jason and Andrew Burton.
Recently, just three short weeks ago, he lost his brother-in-law, Stephen Joseph at the age of 40. Such a tremendous loss for our family in such a short time. Life will never be the same without both of these amazing men.
The family would like to thank Kameron Coal, Donkin Mine Crew, EHS, and the Emergency Staff at CBRH. We are eternally thankful for everything you did for Darrell. We know you all tried to do everything you could to save him, and we are forever grateful for your dedication.
Visitation and memorial service to celebrate the life of Darrell Walters will be held at Pier Community Funeral Home, 1092 Victoria Rd. (entrance on Church St.), Whitney Pier on Sunday, September 18, 2022. A gathering of family and friends will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. with the memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. in the All Faith Chapel with Rev. Sheldon Chant officiating. Private interment will take place at a later date.
For those unable to attend, Live Streaming will be available on our website.
Donations in memory of Darrell may be made to the Autism Society of Cape Breton.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care and direction of Pier Community Funeral Home.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of WALTERS Darrell Scott 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Sydney, Province: Nova Scotia
There are no words…..my heart breaks for you
Darrell and Anna
So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Gary and Kathy Krasowski
To Darrell’s family, I can not express deeply enough the amount of sorrow I feel for you about this…I really hoped this was a cruel rumor, and that I’d see Darrell out and about, and share a laugh about how crazy people are…this truly breaks my heart to find out that it is no rumor.
Darrell was a stand up guy, if he was your friend, then he was your friend. Period. There are not too many people like that in this world, and it is a real shame to lose someone like Darrell so far before his time.
Rest in Peace brother.