Darren Duwayne Bloomquist Obituary

Darren Duwayne Bloomquist attended Billings West High School in Billings, MT. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Darren Duwayne Bloomquist.

Graduation Year	Class of 1984
Date of Passing	Sep 05, 2015
About	Darren DuWayne Bloomquist, 49, of Aurora, Colo., died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, while working. A senseless act of violence leaves Denver police investigating Darren’s tragic homicide. Darren was born March 1, 1966, in St. Paul, Minn., to Darrell DuWayne and Karen (Hengescht) Bloomquist. The family moved to Billings, in 1970, where he spent more than half of his life. He graduated from Billings West High School in 1984. In June 1989, he graduated with honors from Eastern Montana College in Billings with a double major in psychology. Darren joined the United States Air Force after college and served stateside during Desert Storm as an assistant to the commanding officer. He was honorably discharged in February of 1994. On July 29, 1997, Darren married Melva Ann Averett in Aurora, Colo. Darren worked in psychology, co-wrote a published book and drove taxi cab. Darren was a kind and loving husband, son, brother, uncle and friend. He had a love for animals, especially cats. He enjoyed fantasy role-playing games, drawing pictures, mazes and writing. He had a number of novels in progress. Darren is survived by his wife, Melva Ann Bloomquist; parents, Darrell and Karen Bloomquist, of Billings; sister, Dana (Bloomquist) Dietz, married to Jeff Dietz, of Billings; sisters-in-law, Minta (Victor) Sisk, of Billings, and Mona Sisk, of Casper, Wyo.; nieces, Korrin Dietz, of Billings, and Casandra Baker, of Casper; nephews, Preston Dietz, of Billings, and Michael (Elisa) Sisk, of Billings; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents.