Dirk moved into Woodlawn and I met him during the summer before 11th grade. He had a great laugh and was up for doing anything. He was always trying to make everybody happy and was fun to be around. His Dad was serving in Vietnam Nam so his Mom was busy taking care of Dirk and his younger brother. Dirk had a VW Bug but didn't have a driver license yet. He was always trying to get me to drive him places and to use his bug.
After high school Dirk seemed to change and had become more moody. Didn't know it at the time but he had developed the symptoms of depression. Dirk's moode kept getting a little darker and no matter what you did he could never be his old positive self. I had lost contact once I moved to Tally to go to FSU but later heard from his younger brother that he had committed suicide. That news was tough to take as I'll always remember Dirk with that huge smile and willingness to go anywhere in that bug of his. God bless you Dirk.
Richard (Rick) Johnston
Dirk moved into Woodlawn and I met him during the summer before 11th grade. He had a great laugh and was up for doing anything. He was always trying to make everybody happy and was fun to be around. His Dad was serving in Vietnam Nam so his Mom was busy taking care of Dirk and his younger brother. Dirk had a VW Bug but didn't have a driver license yet. He was always trying to get me to drive him places and to use his bug.
After high school Dirk seemed to change and had become more moody. Didn't know it at the time but he had developed the symptoms of depression. Dirk's moode kept getting a little darker and no matter what you did he could never be his old positive self. I had lost contact once I moved to Tally to go to FSU but later heard from his younger brother that he had committed suicide. That news was tough to take as I'll always remember Dirk with that huge smile and willingness to go anywhere in that bug of his. God bless you Dirk.