Darin Alan Pettitt

Darin developed his love for music and dancing as a teenager with his brother, who were break-dancers. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a Minor in Marketing in 1998. From that moment on, he was committed to being a die-hard UT Vols fan. Darin spent his career within the printing, merchandising and promotional products sector. His remarkable traits of team building, client engagement, negotiations, helped to shape his unique personal and professional growth. Darin was National Account Manager Boundless Promotional Products.

Darin could be found enjoying a great Western or getting enthralled in a good Sci-Fi adventure. He had a special walk with God, his Christian belief and spiritual outlook, created a great chemistry of love and compassion. Darin’s favorite saying was, “Anything is possible with love” and he showed it with his unwavering heart. He wrote the words "Love" and "Gratitude” on post-it notes and left them all over the house. Darin’s spirit of love, lives on through all who knew him, especially his family that he cherished. Darin often said he was lucky that he didn't have to go through the hard job of being a parent & went straight to the joys of being a grandparent.

Those left behind to cherish in Darin’s memory, is the love of his life, Deborah Gunther; his mother, Joni (Tom) Illi and father, Alan (Carol) Pettitt; sons, Dylan (Monica) Gunther, Chris (Valerie) Stewart, Duncan (Ellen) Gunther and Devin Gunther; grandchildren, Ophelia, Adeline, Gavin, Nathan, Jax and Oliver; sister, Kim (Ron) Jackson; brother, Jason Pettitt (Susan Holmes); step-brothers, Philip (Tricia) Illi and Michael McCullough; nieces and nephews, Lace Carmack, Josh Jackson, Luca IIIi, and Sal IIIi; mother-in-law, Yong Sun Davis and a host of extended family and friends who were dear to his heart.

A Family and Friends Bonfire Celebration of Life in remembrance of Darin will be held on Friday, October 20, at six o’clock in the evening by invitation. Those in attendance will be wearing your best UT Orange gear. For those who wish, please share your favorite memory for the family on our website.

A Private Family Inurnment will be held at Hendersonville Memory Gardens, 353 E Main St, Hendersonville, TN 37075, in the Garden of the Cross.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, memorial contributions may be made to the Nashville Rescue Mission or the BNI Foundation, whose mission is to change lives by improving circumstances for children facing financial instability that negatively affect their educational opportunities.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.neptunesociety.com/location/nashville-cremation for the Pettitt family.