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I received the following from Daren Dillinger's daughter a short while ago as to the date and time for a memorial service for Daren. I know that some may not be able to attend because of distance, but will have wanted to know the details of the service nonetheless. It is Monday evening next week (26th), 6:30 PM.
I am planning on personally being there. Hopefully, there will be many of the local players that knew Daren through the years who will be present as well.
Please feel free to pass this on to any players that would have known Daren.
On Behalf of Daren, Thank you;
Dr Don Miller
Jacksonville Chess Club Treasurer
DAREN DILLINGER, ONE OF OUR GOOD CHESS FRIENDS HAS PASSED AWAY IN THE LAST WEEK. FOR THOSE WHO KNEW HIM,HERE IS A PARTIAL LIST I WAS ABLE TO FIND OF HIS OFFICES AND POSITIONS HE HELD:
The Pasadena Chess Club secretary 2003.
Daren also served as both FCA Vice-president to Miller, as well as Assistant Editor during 1975-76
1 of several Editors 1973-74 (edited some partial issues of Florida Chess News)
Chess Journalist of America Vice President 2003-2007
CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE JAX CHESS CLUB
articles he co-authored
http://www.chessjournalism.org/pdf/cjsep04.pdf
http://www.calchess.org/journal/2004_04.pdf
chess journalist issues online while daren was vice president
http://www.chessjournalism.org/journal.htm
and more he published
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37601876/CHESS
and an atlantic chess news article
http://www.wizardsofthemind.com/files/press/AtlanticChesNewsSep2007.pdf
http://chessville.com/Editorials/CJAawards2006.htm
http://www.westernchess.com/hold/dd/dillinger.html
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daren-dillinger/14/313/b75
http://chessjournalism.org/pdf/cjjun04.pdf
http://chessjournalism.org/2003/108-dillinger.htm
http://www.chessville.com/Editorials/GettingStraightfromtheGetGo.htm
http://www.westernchess.com/hold/dd/dillinger3.html
ALSO,a few pics of daren
DAREN WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTER OF CHESS HIS WHOLE LIFE.HE HAD MANY ARTICLES PUBLISHED AND SOME EVEN WON AWARDS.HIS HIGHEST CHESS RATING ACHIEVED WAS 1963,AND HE MANAGED SOME WINS AND DRAWS AGAINST HIGHER RATED PLAYERS,SUCH AS:
FORTADO,BRUCE (2136) - DILLINGER,DAREN (1823) [C89]
JAX CHESS BLITZ TOURNAMENT JAX,FL DEC 3RD,1988
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 Nf6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Ng4 14.g3 Nxh2 15.Kxh2 Qh4+ 16.Kg1 Bxg3 17.fxg3 Qxg3+ 18.Kh1 Bg4 WHITE RESIGNS! 0–1(THIS GAME IS ON THE DAYTONA BEACH CHESS CLUB SITE. http://daytonabchcc.org/
HE WILL BE MISSED.
DAVE LAMB
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Daren was a wonderful person and one hell of a chess player. I am really sad to learn of his passing. I will never forget those Saturday and Wednesday evenings at the chess club battling it out against his Smith-Morra gambet or Roy Lopez. Some of the combinations he would come up with just blew my mind! No matter how hard I tried to turn the game into a boring clinical end game he always managed a way to make the game interesting, and often deadly, by an incredibly creative sacrifice. I will always cherish those memories of him kicking my ass accross the chesboard, but I will cherish the ones more of when I got the better of him :) What a great person and father, chess player, journalist, and puzzle creater you were Darren. If anyone has Jason or Billy's email please let them know.
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