In Memory of
Darren Brian Flatt
May 15, 1963 - May 25, 2016

Darren Brian Flatt was born on May 15, 1963 in Waco, Tx to Curtis and Carol Flatt who already had sister Lisa. In 1966, the family moved to Richardson, Tx and welcomed brother Logan in 1969. The next year, the happy family took the long, 5-mile journey to settle in Farmers Branch, Tx. There, Darren played soccer for many years in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch soccer league, was an active member of the Boy Scouts, and enjoyed early-morning hunting with his dad in the undeveloped fields of North Texas. Darren went to Janie Stark Elementary, Vivian Field Middle School and graduated from R.L. Turner High School in December of 1980. After high school, Darren moved back to Waco to live with his grandparents while he attended Texas State Technical Institute. During that time he drove a 1967 VW bug, which had to be towed many times to his grandparents' house to be fixed in whatever way possible. He received his associates degree in Computer Science and returned to Dallas to work.
In 1982, Darren decided to resume his college work at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, making many new friends on the second floor of McConnell Hall. His roommate Monte played guitar and they would call everyone to the dining hall "let's eat". He drove a gold Maverick nicknamed the "Golden Rocket". He graduated cum laude with a degree in accounting and went to work as an auditor for Arthur Andersen. While he worked at Andersen, Darren successfully passed the tests to earn the Certified Public Accountant professional designation. He met his future wife through a mutual friend while they were all attending a UNT football game in Austin.
Tina and Darren were married on Oct. 27, 1990. Their daughter Savannah was born in 1995 and their son Andrew was born in 2001. A true native son of Texas, Darren loved Big Red and Dr. Pepper, especially the pure cane sugar variety from Dublin, Texas. He enjoyed road trips all around the state, including one to Big Bend National park where he and Tina crossed into Boquillas, Mexico on a rowboat and drank cervezas at the local cantina. Darren had a creative eye, taking photographs of flowers and old cars and interesting signs found on the side roads of his travels. He enjoyed cooking on his grill, and was always experimenting to find the perfect "bark" on his smoked brisket. "I just can't get it like they do at Marshall's he would say." He was a problem solver and enjoyed tinkering around on the old cars he purchased and brought home, including the 1964 Skylark convertible, the 1954 Volkswagen pickup truck, and the 1974 Javelin. In between car purchases, Darren took his family on many vacations and was blessed greatly with the Pizza Night camp outs, birthday parties and holiday celebrations. As an accounting professional, Darren worked in downtown Dallas at Zane May Properties for several years. He later joined Halliburton in its HCT Global Finance division based in Carrollton where he worked diligently as an Accounting Supervisor for more than 19 years. Darren's family appreciates the kindness and support of so many people during this time. Darren is survived by his wife Christina, daughter Savannah, and son Andrew, parents Curtis and Carol Flatt, his older sister Lisa and husband Keith Huffman, niece Kristen Avans, nephew Bradley Huffman his younger brother Logan, his in-laws Leon and Dora Best, Stephen Best, and David Best.
Donations can be made to a college scholarship fund for Savannah and AJ. www.flattscholarshipfund.com