Dirk William de Roos 1945 - 2017

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Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/18/2017 at 06:31:38

Sioux City Journal
9 July 2017

Dirk William de Roos of Greenwood Village, Colo., formerly of Sioux City, beloved husband of Joyce de Roos, passed away on July 1, 2017, after a brief illness.

Dirk's family will hold a private celebration of his life.

Dirk was born in Sioux City, on Nov. 3, 1945. He grew up in Omaha, where he was the valedictorian at North High School. Immediately upon graduation, he worked on an archaeological dig with the Smithsonian and was a civil rights activist in Mississippi. He attended Dartmouth College, where he met Joyce, his wife of 51 years. After college, Dirk served as a lieutenant with the 214th Field Artillery Division of the U.S. Army. He received his law degree from Indiana University and retired from his civil litigation practice in 2015.

He loved the wilderness and had a deep knowledge of history. Dirk combined these loves with humor and wit to make him one of the great raconteur.

He leaves behind his wife; eldest daughter, Gretchen (Richard) Buechsencheutez, their three children, Callan, Adele and Richie of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; daughter, Christiane Ketje de Roos of Denver, Colo.; son, Dirk (Heather) de Roos, their son, William Tate of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; brother, Jan de Roos of Omaha; and extended family in Iowa and Nebraska. Dirk also leaves a legion of friends across the globe who shared in his adventures.

Those wishing to honor Dirk may make donations to Opera Colorado or Tesoro Cultural Foundation.