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FLOYD F. Age 93, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 10, 2012 at his residence in Newton Kansas. He was born to Earl B and Clara May Darrow on February, 19, 1919 in Pueblo Colorado. His family moved to Albuquerque in 1929 and purchased the Thomas Creamery and opened the Darrow Ice Cream Business. Floyd attended the Albuquerque public schools and was a very active athlete. He was the captain of both the championship Albuquerque High school basketball team and Albuquerque High School football team. He and his two brothers were elected to the Albuquerque High School Hall of Fame in 2009. Floyd attended the University of New Mexico and was the Co-Captain of the UNM Lobo football team that went to the Sun Bowl. He also played semi professional baseball in Albuquerque for a short while and later raced stock cars at the Albuquerque Speedway Park in the 1950's. Floyd was trained in the Army Air Corps as a B17 pilot and quickly progressed to become a B29 pilot instructor during the Second World War. Floyd was stationed at Holloman AFB and Kirtland AFB. After the war, he continued in the Ice Cream Business and became very active in the community. He was one of several persons responsible for founding the current Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute. Floyd also served on the APS School Board, was President of the Kiwanis, a member of the Masons, and a Deacon at the Albuquerque and Newton First Presbyterian Church. Floyd served as a Representative in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1954 through 1956. He later moved to Newton, Kansas where he became the Vice President of the First Kansas Life Insurance Company. Floyd was preceded in death by his first wife Mary Jo, and second wife Nadine. He is survived by his current wife Maxine; brother, Barton Darrow; daughter Dona Wilpolt-Cook; sons Roger and Patrick; and several grandchildren. Memorial services will be held in Newton, Kansas on February 18, 2012 at 2:00PM at the Presbyterian Manor Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Newton, Kansas or Boy Scout Troop 123 in Newton, Kansas. Floyd is in the care of Petersen Funeral Home.
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