Daryal Garrett

Daryal Garrett lived most of his life on Houston’s northeast side, where family and neighborhood gatherings were part of the rhythm of everyday life. Public records and contemporaneous reporting identify him as a 51-year-old father whose household included his adult son, Daryal Garrett Jr. — a relationship that figures most clearly in the available public record and in news accounts from October 2017.

Neighbors and reports describe Garrett as a presence at family events; the shooting that ended his life occurred while people were gathered for a child’s birthday party, a detail that underlines how central family celebrations were to his life. While few public sources provide granular personal details such as employment history, hobbies, or extended family listings, the fact that dozens of people — including children — were present at the gathering suggests a man whose home was a place for family to come together.

The public record about Garrett is limited and shaped by the immediate reporting after his death. That reporting identifies him by name, age, city, and his relationship to his son, and it confirms the date he passed: October 15, 2017. For those who loved him, these facts point to a life lived with family at its center. The absence of a published, family-authorized obituary under the same spelling and exact date in major obituary repositories means some personal details have not been preserved in the public obituary record.

Remembering Daryal is, from what can be verified, to remember a father and a neighbor whose home was a gathering place for relatives and children. Though public sources are limited, his life mattered to the people who shared meals, celebrations, and ordinary evenings with him. May his memory be held gently by those who knew him best.