Family picture: Haskell - Father, Myrle - Mother, Brothers James, Harold and John. John was 15 in this photo and already being called “Big John.”
John in 1959, his “Elvis” picture!
First wedding anniversary, 1960, El Fenix in Downtown Dallas
The 3 Dardens in 1968... note Cigarettes .35
1968, right after the Darden’s sign was painted as a surprise for Floy by John
1972, John wearing white uniform shirts because they were cooler when he was pumping gas and fixing flat tires
John’s grey Chevy truck with a CB radio and a really tall antenna. His “handle” was Big John.
September, 2017, at Grand-daughter Heather’s wedding
Wed, 03/17/2021 - 5:00am
I “pulled into” the station that said “DARDEN’S” and heard a voice say, “Hey, Don, how can I help you?” My answer that day was the above headline, but I had been there many times previously through the years. One thing was always constant— John Darden was going to be ...
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