Dave Renaud

Good afternoon, this is very sad news and I just found out today. I have read all these posts and it’s sad and amazing that I knew almost nothing of this part of his life. Darcy clearly had some good friends in his circle. It was nice to read the post from Joel, and I hope you, Stu and your families are well - sorry to hear of your father’s passing. My name is Dave Renaud, and I considered Darce a good friend when we were young. My brother Chris and I met Darcy in 1981 when we moved to Windsor. He was funny and ridiculously smart. He introduced Dungeons and Dragons to us - my bro and I, and Andrew and Deano. Many nights were spent in the basement playing, and he was Dungeon Master of course. He would take away “intelligence points” from our characters when we got silly or started acting like idiots. We also bought dirt bikes when we were 12 to join him on the trails - many great days out in the bush at Renoni’s hills. Like most kids of the 80s, the mall was a place to go and hang out, and Dragon’s Lair, and Joust were the video games of choice. We played hockey and football together in high school, and spent some great days on paddle trips on the Pine River, in Michigan - a place he had gone with his Dad. Those paddle trips for us started in 1989 with 5 or 6 of us in grade 12 or so, and would carry on for years, with numbers of paddlers in the dozens - so much fun. I am truly sorry to hear of Darcy’s passing and I hope some of these stories from his childhood share a bit more of the boy that became an incredible man. DJ