Edwin Dirkes

Edwin Dirkes Jr. (aka Skip) was raised in Yorktown Heights, NY. He attended the University of Washington with a degree in Business Administration. He had a long and rewarding career in freight forwarding management. Edwin raised his family and lived in Federal Way, WA. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years Thelma, his children Andrea, Kenny and daughter-in-law Bridget, his grandsons Quincy and Kai, his siblings Mark and Julianne, and their partners Carol and Jim.
Edwin Dirkes Jr. (aka Skip) was raised in Yorktown Heights, NY. He attended the University of Washington with a degree in Business Administration. He had a long and rewarding career in freight forwarding management. Edwin raised his family and lived in Federal Way, WA. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years Thelma, his children Andrea, Kenny and daughter-in-law Bridget, his grandsons Quincy and Kai, his siblings Mark and Julian, and their partners Carol and Jim.
If you met Edwin (Skip) Dirkes Jr, you'd remember him. Whether it was his talent playing the guitar, his smooth singing style, and his ease at starting conversations, even with complete strangers. How he enjoyed jamming and performing with the Marine Hills Folk Jam, and for his passion for cowboy movies. He was a friendly, competent businessman, a loyal & generous friend, someone who will step forward at any time to help anyone in need.
If you met Edwin Dirkes, you'd remember him. How he enjoyed telling corny jokes and stories about his time in college, about his life in the Air Force, his enjoyment going charter boat fishing in Ucluelet, British Columbia with his cousin Carl. How he talked about the folks he met in the Philippines who treated him like family. And you'd remember him for his walks with his friends at Redondo beach, where he always stopped to greet and chat with regular walkers on the boardwalk.
If you met Edwin Dirkes, you'd remember him. You would remember that he was a kind and generous man. He cherished his friends, and he loved his family. He will be deeply missed by the many lives he touched.
Service will be held at the Tahoma National Military Cemetery, 08/23, 1:00pm,
https://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/tahoma.asp
18600 SE 240th Street
Kent, WA 98042-4868
Phone: 425-413-9614
Celebration of Life will follow, New Peking Wok, 2:30pm, https://www.newpekingwok.com
32921 1st Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-838-2688
253-874-9301
Please RSVP at 253-517-5976
Celebration of Life:
You can share special memories you have of Edwin by writing them down in a card provided at the registry table, or you can share your story with all of us gathered to honor and celebrate his life.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Parent Trust for Washington Children, Seattle, WA, https://www.parenttrust.org
https://www.parenttrust.org/parent-trust-brochure-2024
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