Dirk-Spruyt-Obituary

Dirk Spruyt

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Dirk J. Spruyt Oct 15, 1925 – Nov 16, 2016 Chapel Hill Arcadia Cohousing — Dirk Jacobus Spruyt, 91, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family and friends. He leaves his wife, Perry Martin; sons, Fric (wife, Nancy), Chris, Peter (wife, Sally), and Alan (wife, Karina); grandchildren, Jacob...

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The old farmhouse that was the heart of Trapp Rock Farm

Dirk's memorial service at Woolman Hill

I was just at the memorial service at Woolman Hill for Dirk held by the family on the 9th of July 2017 (though it said he died on the 16 November 2017).
I overlapped with Dirk at Swarthmore in 1949-1950. His senior year, my freshman. We played tennis together early mornings and on Saturdays went to Embreville to the State Mental Hospital for recreational therapy with seleted patients. This was a formative experience for me, as after graduation I worked for five years for the AFSC (two as...