Daryl Good

Daryl Good was born August 14, 1950, in New Castle, Pennsylvania to parents Harold and Ruth (Fry) Good.

His family home was in a wooded area where Daryl enjoyed time playing with siblings and friends. It was also wonderful in winter with snowy streets and icy hills for sledding. Still in grade school, Daryl found a favorite pastime - baseball. He became obsessed and played as often as he could and practiced when he could not play. Daryl's mother was almost as enthusiastic as he was, attending his games and scoring MLB games they watched together. He played on the New Castle High School team.

Daryl’s older sister, Cheri was an honor student and younger brother, Hal, was the mischievous one.  Daryl was unusually focused for a young man.

He began working part time jobs at 14 years of age in hopes of saving enough for a car. He and his sister pooled their resources and bought a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air. That was the beginning of his love of automobiles.

During his lifetime, other than Jeeps and Firebirds, he owned a Cadillac, a Range Rover, four Mercedes Benz, two Porsches, two BMWs and three Corvettes.

After high school, Daryl enrolled in Youngstown University, with a Business Administration major. He worked nights in an aluminum factory and attended classes during the day. He also worked in sales for a men's clothing store and later sold carpet for a flooring company. His natural sales ability led him to seek permanent employment. He was hired by the Maryland Cup Corporation, better known as Sweetheart, to manage institutional accounts such as hospitals and food distributors where food safety is essential.

Daryl continued to advance through the ranks

and was made Midwest Regional Institutional Manager for the Chicago area. Soon after, new opportunities were opening in fast food and take out operations, and Dallas, Texas was uniquely positioned for expansion. Daryl was promoted to National Accounts Manager in 1980 and transferred to Dallas.

It was in Dallas that Daryl met his partner for life, Kathy. They were married February 11, 1985, in a civil ceremony. In June of 2000, they renewed their vows in Bermuda.

They loved spending time with friends and family, entertained often and enjoyed their favorite restaurants.

As much as they loved Dallas, in 1986, Daryl was offered the National

Accounts position in Los Angeles. It was too good to pass up. Daryl and Kathy settled in the small, seaside town of Laguna Beach, where they lived for 24 years.

Daryl had a knack for remodeling homes and that became a pastime. They contended with fires, floods and mudslides occasionally, but the 70* year-round temperature made it worth it.  There were art openings, concerts and professional sports teams to enjoy.

Daryl took great joy in planning vacations to unexpected places. A highlight for them was a photo safari in Kenya and a ride in Egypt to the pyramids on camels. On their trip to Europe, Monte Carlo was on the itinerary and the Casino was a James Bond experience for Daryl.

There were several trips to Japan and Great Britain. Beach locales were the most chosen, Hawaii many times, Mexico, St Thomas, Bermuda and Tahiti.

Soon after the move to the West Coast in 1986, Daryl was recruited by Chuo Kagaku, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi International. They had developed a new form of plastic that could perform better than Styrofoam or paper for food packaging. The plan was to build a plant in the US, manufacture unique products, then introduce them to the American market. Daryl was to lead the effort to design, develop and market this project. He began establishing his sales team, focusing on marketing professionals and established brokers with existing food service relationships. His marketing approach was that plastic was more sanitary, more versatile, more appealing to consumers, and with portion control, able to provide greater profits for store owners. The Marketing Team was like family to Daryl. Due to the success of C&M, the company was sold in 2010. Daryl retired, and thinking Florida would be much like California, he and Kathy relocated to Estero, Florida.

Daryl had a lifelong love of golf. He had learned during high school playing afternoons with his dad. He had played in Kenya, Japan and best of all, St Andrews in Scotland. He had attended the Masters in Augusta twice, several US Open tournaments and played at Pebble Beach three times. He and his best friend made 30 trips to Hawaii together to play golf along the Pacific Coast.

Since retirement, Daryl looked forward to playing golf much more often, and maybe even to get Kathy to take up the sport. It was then that the greatest opportunity of his life was presented. Their granddaughter, Samantha was born, followed 18 months later by grandson Evan. The potential of being doting grandparents was impossible to resist and back to Dallas they came. Oliver arrived May 9, 2017, and last, but in no way, least. Daryl was the ultimate Poppie. He treasured every moment he had with the kids. He was teaching Evan golf and Samantha was mildly interested too. He always indulged them and he loved them very much.

Daryl loved his children, the Pittsburg Steelers and popcorn.

Daryl was entertaining, talented and determined. He was loyal and generous.

He was loved and will be missed by many.

Daryl is survived by his loving wife Kathy Good; children Ryan Good and his wife Bianca, Kymberly Good, Stephanie Shaw and her husband Kyle, and Stacy Schott and her husband Robert; grandchildren Samantha, Evan and Oliver Schott; sister Cherie Shuler and her husband Gary; and brother Harold “Hal” Good, III.  He was preceded in death by his parents.

There will be a memorial service to celebrate Daryl’s life at 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2023, at Allen Family Funeral Options with Pastor Robert Matthews to officiate. If you wish to join the service via webcast, please visit: Daryl Good (funeralvue.com)

There will be a reception to follow.