Darcy King Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Darcy Winston King was born on December 10, 1946, in St. Philip, Barbados to the late Henry King and Rita Harewood. He was educated at Shrewsbury Boys’ School and Industry High School (Miss Skeene’s Secondary School). After graduation he worked at Sam Lord’s Castle as a Senior Accounts Clerk for many years. In 1973, he moved to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Brooklyn College where he received an Undergraduate Degree in Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Economics. He held many accounting positions with banks, advertising agencies, and the Board of Education City of New York until he moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1995. In Atlanta, he worked for the Georgia Department of Human Resources as an Accounting Manager until his retirement in May of 2007. Darcy’s favorite pastimes were tennis, cricket, photography, bird watching, and cooking. He was a member of the Empire Cricket Club for two years and then he joined New York Casablanca Cricket Club. He played tennis socially in New York. He continued those activities in Atlanta. He joined Metropolitan Cricket Club (MCC) until he retired from cricket and became an Umpire for the game. He was also a member of the Georgia Cricket Umpire’s Association, the Atlanta Georgia Cricket Conference, and USACUA. He played tennis at the Four Seasons Tennis Club, and at Briscoe Park Tennis Club. Darcy enjoyed music, theatre, and the arts. He also believed that the Barbadians in Atlanta should stay connected, so, he became a very involved member of the Barbados Association of Atlanta and served as President of that Association on more than one occasion. After his retirement, he did not sit back on his laurels and watch television. He spent his free time playing tennis, worked as a cricket umpire for some teams, did lots of gardening, and travelled many times to some of the remote areas in Georgia to capture its beauty. His ultimate dream was to someday return to live in the land of his birth, but unfortunately, that dream will not be realized. Darcy is survived by his wife Marvene King and his daughter Stacey. He also has two sons, Andre Austin (Canada), Dave Cox (Barbados). He leaves to mourn his brother Percival Barrow (UK), and Aunt Vera Burgess (Barbados). Nieces Syleta Lynch, Juanita Jackman, Monique Brathwaite, Angela Blades, Sabrina Boyce, Christine Miller (New York). Celia Belgrave, Diana Harewood-Young, Marcia Harewood, Dale Harewood and Eunice Blackman (Barbados) and Yolanda Parris (New York). Nephews Darcy Harewood and Kevin Harewood (Barbados), Dr. Gabriel Harewood (Canada), Patrick Harewood (Georgia). Cousins Patrick Harewood and Gene Burgess (Canada), Anton Lovell, Adrian Lovell, Antoinette Harewood (Barbados). A host of nieces, nephews, in-laws, and great friends too numerous to mention. Family, Church, and Friends meant the world to him. So let us continue to remember the good times we shared with Darcy.

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Darcy King

December 10, 1946 - July 24, 2021