Daryl Perritt Obituary

Daryl Fuller Perritt, 59, of Waycross passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, March 18 at the Malcolm Randall Veterans Hospital in Gainesville, FL.
He was born on Sept 8, 1965 in Clearwater, Florida to the late Richard Herbert "Jack" Perritt and Camilla Jean "Millie" Register Perritt but was raised in Waycross and Patterson. Daryl spent his entire adult life in Waycross.
He was a 1983 graduate of Pierce County High School.
Daryl was a proud veteran of the United States Army and a 33 year retiree of the Waycross Fire Dept having also worked part time with the Ware County Fire Dept.
Always the social person, Daryl was involved in many activities including attending annual NASCAR racing events as well as working as a FireFighter with NASCAR and enjoying the camaraderie of these events and the many friendships made.
For over 20 years Daryl served as a volunteer clown serving families of fallen firefighters at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Maryland. He was an avid Scuba Diver serving as "Chief" of the volunteer dive team for Ware County as well as owning his own underwater pool repair business.
Daryl was a fire safety educator, lifetime member of the NRA, local member of the Okefenokee Ducks Unlimited and was a member of Sweat Memorial Baptist Church.
He is survived by his two daughters, Maggie Perritt Sweat (Simon) of Patterson and Jessica Perritt of Waycross; three grandchildren, Riley, Jayden, and Remley; a brother, Richard H. Perritt, III (Pam) of Waycross; a sister, Camilla Denton of Waycross; former wife and mother of his children, Stacey Perritt LaRoche as well as many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 3 PM Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Sweat Memorial Baptist Church. The family will begin receiving friends at the church on Saturday at 1 PM. A private graveside will be held in Oakland Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation @ www.firehero.org
The Waycross Fire Department and the Ware County Fire Department are asked to meet at the church on Saturday by 2:40 p.m. to serve as honorary pallbearers.
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