Darwin Wayne Rutledge, 73

Darwin Wayne

Rutledge, beloved Husband, Father and Grandpa, passed away at home

on May 8, 2010. Born July 27, 1936, in Golden, Colo., his family

moved to Iowa at a young age where he lived until he joined the

Navy.

After traveling

the world in the Navy he went to work for the Bureau of

Reclamation. He retired after 31 years and spent the next 17 years

working for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. After

retiring for good, he and his wife Sandy relocated to Post Falls to

be near his family. What Darwin loved most in the world was teasing

his friends and family and watching his Denver Broncos.

Darwin is

survived by his wife, Sandy; daughters Carol and Stacey; stepson

Mike; son-in-laws Lennie and Kevin; grandsons Tevis, Troy, Joey and

Jackson; brothers Donald, Gary and Dennis; and sisters Rheda and

Linda.

A private

memorial service will be held for family. Please join us in

celebrating Darwin’s life on at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 2010, at

the Eagles Lodge in Post Falls. All friends and family are

welcome.

 In lieu of

flowers the family asks that you please make a donation to the

Spokane Guilds’ School and Neuromuscular Center.