Mr. Phillip M. Darnell

Phillip Michael Darnell, age 77, died Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in Roswell, Georgia. A native Atlantan, Phillip attended Brown High School and Georgia Tech. He is preceded in death by his parents, Sarah Frances and Charles E Darnell. He is survived by his brother, Alan Darnell (Angie); sons, Brandon (Shana) and Greg and their mother, Karen; grandsons, Trevor Lee and Grant Michael. Phillip was a 1957 graduate of Brown High School in Atlanta where he earned Beta Club academic honors, while starting on both the football and baseball teams. After graduation Phillip attended Georgia Tech where he played football, was a member of Phi Delta Fraternity, and graduated with a degree in Industrial Design from the School of Architecture. From his commitment to the Army ROTC program, he graduated in 1964 with a Second Lieutenant’s Commission in the U.S. Army. He then entered the Infantry Officer's Basic Course at Fort Benning, Georgia and then began his career as an Army Aviator attending Rotary Wing training courses at Fort Wolters, Texas and Fort Rucker, Alabama. After receiving his wings, he served nine months in Korea followed by a year in Vietnam, flying attack helicopter gunships in that war zone. Phillip distinguished himself flying the AH-1 Cobra gunship during the TET offensive in early 1968 and receiving the award of the Bronze Star, 23 Air Medals with V device, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and VetNam Campaign Medal. Returning to the US, Phillip served as an Instructor Pilot for the remainder of his active duty career. After his Army service, Phillip returned to Atlanta to utilize his design talent, spending almost 50 years in residential design, construction, and remodeling. Phillip was a loyal friend and a selflessly giving brother, father and grandfather. His legacy and his love of Jesus Christ will be carried on through his children and grandchildren for years to come. He will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 5, 2018 at 12:00pm at Roswell First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. The Darnell family will receive friends on Monday from 10:00am until the time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the following organizations, First Baptist Church of Roswell, 710 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, GA. 30075 http://fbroswell.org, Disables American Veterans, dav.org or Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance Chapter One, PO Box 669215, Marietta, GA. 30066.

Mr. Phillip M. Darnell

March 13, 1940 - February 28, 2018