Derek D. Prindle

Our beloved son and brother, Derek Dylan Prindle, 26, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 27, 2014. Affectionately named "Didid" by his sister, Derek was a peaceful, gentle man who was always willing to lend a hand. He was shy but always stood up for what he believed. He had a smile that lit up the room. Derek has made his family very proud and has left everyone with wonderful memories. He enjoyed spending time with family and many activities such as bicycling, playing guitar, artwork and video games. Derek loved music, studying fossils and movies. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Michael Ternowski. Derek is survived by his mother, Joyce Prindle, Binghamton and his father, Derek S. Prindle, Afton; sister, Laila Prindle, Afton; grandparents, Eleanor Ternowski, Vestal, Norman and Paula Prindle, Afton; aunts and uncles, Marie and Jim Gresham, Apalachin, Kathlene and Mario Palumbo, Vancouver, BC, Debra and Art Darrow, Bainbridge, Denise Winans, Afton and Dana and Keith Avery, Endicott; as well as cousins David, Steven, Chelsea, Michael, Erica, Jordan and Rory. He leaves behind his faithful canine companions Buster and Rocko, who welcomed him home with excitement every day. Derek was a student of the Susquehanna School at Southbridge, Binghamton High School; he graduated in 2008 from Afton Central School and later attended Broome Community College. Derek followed in his father's footsteps and last year finished his apprenticeship becoming a journeyman in Carpenter's Union Local #277. Derek spent many mornings at Bob's Diner. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the DeMunn Funeral Home, 36 Conklin Ave., Binghamton with the Reverend Monsignor Michael T. Meagher officiating. Interment will follow services in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton. Family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. To forward condolences please visit www.demunnfh.com. "You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them... In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night... You - only you - will have stars that can laugh." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry