Robert Michael Darger

The World has lost one of its genuinely special people. Early in the morning of February 23, 2022, Rob unexpectedly passed away in a Davis County hospital from a sudden illness. Rob was born in Bountiful, Utah, grew up in Fruit Heights, Utah, and resided in Layton, Utah. He graduated from Davis High School and attended Weber State University. During his short 35 years, he was a father, husband, son, brother, uncle, mentor, and friend to many. He was a great intellect with infinite curiosity and extraordinary analytical ability, always thinking deeply and sharing the mysteries of life and the nuances of reality with others. However, the simplest pleasures are what brought the most joy to Rob. He loved spending time with his family, especially his two sons, teaching, reading, hiking, or just playing with them and their toys. He took great delight in watching them grow and learn. He was extraordinarily sensitive to the moods and feelings of those around him. Gossip and unhelpful drama always caused him distress. He often said, “all I want is for everyone around me to be happy.”

Rob had a great love and respect for nature and the outdoors. He was an expert skier and snowboarder who loved hiking, camping, and riding motocross motorcycles. One of his favorite passions was studying and training for Wing Chun, a Chinese martial art. Rob truly loved his Wing Chun Sisters and Brothers. He was well-received by that community, where he developed excellent knowledge and proficiency in the “Art.” He received a great deal of joy teaching and training other students.  Traveling was another of his passions. He enjoyed traveling to tropical locations, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico, with his wife Ana and son, Ethan. He also traveled to Costa Rica with his sister Kim and brother-in-law Art. They spent time hiking in the rainforest, carefully observing, inspecting, and photographing flora and fauna.

As the President of Gold Plating Services, he was a creative visionary, an inventor, a creator, a product developer, and a skilled technician with vast technical knowledge and countless ideas for future Product development. He was always a great friend and technical resource to his many clients, willing to spend hours helping them achieve their objectives. He was sensitive to their needs and was always thinking of new products and procedures to help them. Because he was concerned for the needs of his clients, there are many unique and valuable products in the world today that would not exist if he hadn’t conceived of them and saw their development through to the end.

Rob leaves behind his wife, Ana, their two sons, Ethan and Maximo, parents Terry and Susan Darger, three brothers, Alex (Adrienne), Sam (Holly), Rick Lau (Gigi), and his favorite sister Kimberly (Art). A Viewing and Celebration of his life will be held Saturday, March 5^th, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. The Life Celebration begins at 11:00 AM at Russon Mortuary, 1941 North Main, Farmington, Utah. Online guestbook at www.russonmortuary.com.

For those wishing to attend virtually, the service will be streamed live at 11:00 AM on Russon Mortuary and Crematory Facebook Page using the following link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057447129518

Services will also be streamed under this obituary beginning at 11:00 AM on Saturday.