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Calvin Dirickson
Calvin Dirickson was born in 1938 and his childhood was spent in the stark poverty of the depression years. He grew up and graduated high school in Qulin, Missouri, a small farming...view moreCalvin Dirickson was born in 1938 and his childhood was spent in the stark poverty of the depression years. He grew up and graduated high school in Qulin, Missouri, a small farming town in Southeast Missouri. The next big step in his life was a tour in the U.S. Navy, two years in a pilot training squadron in Corpus Christi, Texas and he spent his last two years in the Navy's Fleet Intelligence Unit for Europe. He took creative writing courses while stationed in Corpus Christi.
During his life time he has traveled to 25 countries, was a single father to his two young children, ages 2 and 4, after his wife's tragic death from Leukemia at age 25.
After the death of his wife he took his children and moved to Tallahassee, Florida and spent 22 years in the office of Financial Aid at Florida State University. During his employment he supervised 28 employees, most of whom held advanced degrees unlike himself who only had a few college credit hours.
His son is now a Deputy Sheriff in Leon County, Florida and is working on his master's degree. His daughter has a master's degrees and has 15 years in the U.S. Navy, now she is stationed in San Diego, California.
Calvin retired from Florida State University in 2002, at the age of 63 with the title of Assistant Director; he was manager of the Federal Quality Assurance Program within the office of Financial Aid.
The "Adventures of Ms Kelly in Tallahassee" is his second book and he is currently writing his third.view less