Meet Darren

Darren is a lifelong Michigander, a Dad, and a recent retiree after a 40+ year long career.   Here’s the catch: Darren’s not really the “retirement” type, so he spends his time finding projects that help him do all of his favorite things. He couldn’t believe his luck when Buz & Rosie offered him the opportunity to write Dad Letters. He already knows his morning letter writing hour is going to be his favorite part of the day.

Darren will be the first to tell you his wife, Bridget, of 35+ years has all the brains. He’ll then tell you their two kids, Graeme and Mara, grew up to have big brains too. 

Darren has always been the Lunch Box Note kind of dad - short, sweet and perfectly timed for when his kids were having a rough day or when he could just tell they needed an extra pep in their step. Darren is always finding ways to coach, mentor and celebrate people. He’s got a pretty wide-ranging track record so far: employees, soccer players, entrepreneurs, sailors, scuba divers, his kids, the list goes on. It was never about the job, the soccer, the sailing, the scuba - it was always about noticing what makes each person so special and never, ever letting them forget it. He’d probably give them a business book rec along the way, too. 

Dad Letters are new to Darren, but Darren’s ready to scale his Lunch Box Notes to follow along with Buz, Rosie and you on this Dad Letter Project journey. He’s very proud of a lot of people and he can’t wait to discover why he’s proud of you, too.