Derek Michael D’Arcy, affectionately called “Ala,” died at the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Derek lived in Newport News, Virginia, with his wife, Joyce (58), and nearby his eldest daughter, Dana (36), and her two children, and his son, Seamus (34). He is also survived by his daughters, Sarah (28) and Danielle (24). Derek fought prostate cancer in 2015 and kidney failure, but ultimately died of a bacterial infection called Vibrio that he tragically contracted from their most recent family outing to Virginia Beach.

Derek was born in Lourdes Hospital on September 12,. 1960, as the youngest of the D’Arcy family. He attended St.Joseph’s Junior School and Christian Brothers Secondary School. He was a renowned football (soccer) player even joining a

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