Daryl Newcomb at Cafe Diva. (File Photo by John F. Russell)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Daryl Newcomb’s good friends gathered together Tuesday in his Steamboat Springs home recalling backcountry skiing adventures, camping trips in Moab, Utah, and the life of the man they were proud to call friend.
“We’re a rudderless group of ski bums without him,” longtime friend Byrne Powers said. “He can’t be replaced, and we’re lost.”
Friends said Newcomb died suddenly Saturday from an apparent heart attack while stopping by one of his favorite places, Kirby Cosmo’s BBQ and Bar in Minturn, for a bite to eat. Newcomb, who worked as a server at Café Diva for 22 years, was 59 years old.