People Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Akron Marine dies on the eve of son's birth Friends, coaches, recruiter says the specialness of Derek Wyatt was clear long ago by WKSU's M.L. SCHULTZE and AMANDA RABINOWITZ |
Web Editor M.L. Schultze | |
| Marines Derek and Kait Wyatt on their wedding day |
Corporal Derek Wyatt was a talented athlete who played up the talents of others, a music lover who could tell you anything – anything – about the Deftones, and a Marine who was often a peacemaker. The Akron native died Monday in Afghanistan. |
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