Derrick Forrest Spalt

Derrick, I just found the news. I'm deeply sorry, we never caught up again. We all grew up on The Rock, it didn't matter if it was for a long or short time. It's been 40 plus years since we left. I want to say Thank you for making my life a better. I hope we meet again in the next life.

I knew Derrick in High School on Okinawa, he was a true friend, with a personality the size of the sky. I'm happy he created the life and family he had, he will truly be loved & missed by his Oki-family too. God Bless you ALL.

Derrick was a great guy and will be missed. Was a very thoughtful individual that cared for everyone.

What I most admired about Derrick was his dedication to his family. I recall when he took the assignment with Wal-Mart around Rogers, Arkansas. Instead of making his wife and children leave their friends, family and lives in the St. Louis area, he moved down there. He came home on the weekends to be with them. He did what he had too for his career but, still put his family first. May his memory be eternal.

We knew the Spalt family from the military in Okinawa Japan. Cindy worked with Stella at the Naval Hospital in Okinawa. We knew Derrick as a teenager. He was outgoing, witty, handsome and a confident young man. We did not see the family after Don retired from the Air Force and they left Okinawa in the early 1980s. We kept in touch with the family through Christmas cards for many years. The Spalt family are some of the finest people we have had the pleasure meeting. We are heartbroken to...

Derrick was my manager at Kellogg prior to my retirement in 2015. He was such a kind man, and even when the work was challenging, Derrick found a way to uplift the team with leadership and humor. He talked about Sheila and the girls regularly, beaming with pride and love. I will never forget, and will be eternally grateful, for Derrick's kindness while my sister battled cancer, and for her last month in hospice that he afforded me with her. Such a good man....there is a special place in...

Derrick was my manager for a few years in at Kellogg's. So many great stories with such an amazing manager and friend! Derrick overnighting me the movie Kicking and Screaming when I was coaching kindergarten soccer. Derrick showing up to watch my kid play hockey in St. Louis. Derrick taking our Kellogg's team out for an epic night of fun in Chicago. Derrick guiding me on how to get better results with my customer. He cared deeply and was rooting us all on, not just at work but for our...

I miss you so much already Derrick! I am so thankful for all of the amazing adventures that you, me, Sheila and Mike had through the decades. From drinking pina coladas and margaritas in Mexico, to cheering on the Tigers in Columbia, to watching sunsets in Jamaica, to rolling the dice in Vegas, to tearing up the Power & Light District in KC, to consuming way too many dirty monkeys in the Caribbean and the list goes on and on. You have always been my “bonus” brother and I am forever...