September 11, 1959 — April 4, 2023
Darryl Wayne Thompson, 63, a former San Francisco resident, died April 4, 2023 in Wichita, Kansas after a brief illness. He had relocated to Wichita in 2010 to be with the love of his life, Jeff "Mike" Baker. Thompson and Baker were married in 2016.
Thompson was born September 11, 1959 in Oakland, California. He is survived by his husband and by countless friends.
To honor his memory, make certain you sign up to donate your organs and give the gift of life, something Darryl firmly believed in. "Let them take anything I have, I won't need it anymore," he said.
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