Darrel Robert Sutton (July 9, 1947 – August 2, 2018) was a Canadian curler. He played as lead on the

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rink that won the 1974 Brier. He owned The Filter Shop in

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, Canada.

Personal life

Sutton was born in

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, Canada, in 1947, to Robert and Beatrice Sutton. He was married to Dorothy Sutton, and lived in

Sherwood Park, Alberta Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary. While long confined to generally south of Highway 16 ( Yel ...

. He had two daughters, and four grandchildren

He died at the age of 71 on August 2, 2018. About a week before his death, Sutton had a massive stroke which left him paralyzed on one side of his body and unable to talk. He died due to complications from the stroke.

The Filter Shop at BGE

Darrel started his company out of the back of his Ford Falcon station Wagon in 1968, and eventually merged with Bud Guthrie Enterprises (BGE). The Company was known as BGE Service and Supply, The Filter Shop, until 2013, when the name was changed to ''The Filter Shop at BGE''

BGE supplies filters and filtration services to Education, Industrial, Government, Oil and Gas, and Residential sectors across western Canada. The Filter Shop has branches in Vancouver, Prince George, Fort McMurray, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and a corporate office in Edmonto

One of his former employees was Mike Benoit (now retired), father of WWE star

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References

External links

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Darrel Sutton – Curling Canada Stats Archive
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