Casper Star Tribune Casper, WY Darwin D. Schafer Tuesday, March 13, 2007 TORRINGTON -- Memorial services for Darwin D. Schafer, 74, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marvin Temme officiating. Cremation has already taken place. He died March 5, 2007 at Emerald Court in Scottsbluff, Neb. {M3 He was born Darwin Dean Schafer to Earl and Velma (Bosler) Schafer on March 22, 1932 in Wray, Colo., where he graduated from high school in 1950. He never stopped furthering his education, taking classes and studying just about anything pertaining to farming and ranching. He also took classes offered at his places of employment. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Barbara Briggs, Feb. 18, 1950 at Wray, Colo., where they worked on the ranch for her parents for three years. He continued to work around the Wray area until 1956 when they purchased and ran the Conoco Bulk Plant in Holyoke. They later sold their business and he became employed by Martin Marietta as a fireman. When IBM Boulder came to Colorado he accepted employment there as the first corporate fireman. They made their home in Longmont, Colo., from 1966 until the year 2000. When he retired from his department at IBM, he worked in international shipping and receiving for three years. The couple then moved to Torrington to live out retirement in Wyoming where they made many wonderful friends. He was a great husband, the best dad to his two children, Pat and Mike, a wonderful father-in-law, and loving grandpa to his four grandchildren. He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and also regularly attended the Bethel Baptist Church as well. He loved photography, hiking, square dancing, raising registered cattle and camping. He was a past president of the local chapter of AARP, a volunteer fireman in Holyoke, Colo., Gleaner's Union, the hospital auxiliary, and a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Torrington. Survivors include his wife of Torrington, Wyoming; a brother, Darrel Schafer and his wife of Fort Collins, Colo.; son-in-law, Dan Cavnaugh of Centennial, Colo.; daughter-in-law, Cindy Schafer of Kaysville, Utah; many nieces and nephews; four grandchildren, and one expected great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, his in-laws, daughter, Patricia Cavnaugh and son, Mike Schafer, and two infant grandchildren. Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's unit at Emerald Court or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home{M3.