After living in Federal Way for 40 years, Bob Darrigan still loves the city and serves the community in various ways, with the Lions being his main focus before serving others for God through his poetry and other endeavors.

Darrigan, 85, was born on April 7, 1940, in Newburgh, New York, spending some time there before moving about 10 miles north to Marlboro, New York. Darrigan said life was pretty normal, playing in the Hudson River, fishing, target shooting with his dad and hunting. But around age 9, he started to get into some trouble.

Darrigan said from the age of around 9 to 13 years old, he was part of a gang called the Washington Street gang, and they had issues with a rival gang, the Broadway gang. Darrigan said he would often get into fights, but that activity mostly ended when t

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