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John Henry Dimke, Clarkston, WA,
age 59, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 18. He is survived by his
mother, Aulene Dimke Anderson; his sister Darlene Howell; his
wife Janice; his daughters, Monica and husband Aaron Dewitt, and
Kit; his son, Mitch and Molly; and his four granddaughters,
Alex, Rylee, Sydney and Charlie.
John was born in Lewiston on Jan
14, 1949. Raised in Clarkston, he graduated form Clarkston High
School in 1967, and then attended Lewis-Clark State College. The
following year, he married Janice, his perfect match even 40
years later. After a brief stint as a dispatcher for the
Clarkston Police Department, John served the following 20 years
as the truck foreman at Guy Bennett Lumber Co. In his early
years, John loved everything about cars, restoring them and also
drag racing. Later, he found inspiration in the mountains and
the woods. He enjoyed spending time at the family cabin in
Anatone and then Joseph, OR., horseback riding in the Blue
Mountains, boating on Wallowa Lake, and he was an avid hunter.
Each spring John spent his time
assisting and encouraging his children, and later his
granddaughters, with their 4–H and FFA projects, especially
raising steers for the Asotin County Fair. This is where he
developed his love of cattle. For the past 25 years, John
diligently and painstakingly built his herd of Angus cattle
known as Dimke Angus Ranch-first as a hobby and then as his
profession. He sold cattle privately plus participated in area
consignment sales. Whether
rain or shine, snow or blistering heat, John could be found at
his ranch, tending to his cattle. One of the things he enjoyed
most was watching the baby calves run and buck across the
hillsides at the ranch. He served on the board of directions of
the Washington Angus Association and was a member of the
American Angus Association.
John was an ardent support of the
Asotin County Fair, and he served on the fair’s Livestock Sales
Committee for nearly two decades. In his spare time, John
cheered on the Seahawks, the Mariners and his favorite NASCAR
drivers. A celebration of
John’s life was held at the Presbyterian Church in Clarkston.
Memorial donations may be sent to
the Asotin County Fair Livestock Committee, to benefit the 2009
4-H and FFA Livestock Sale, at PO Box 392, Asotin, A 99402; or
to Tri-State Memorial Hospital Foundation at PO Box 636,
Clarkston, WA 99403. All
of us at Angus, The Magazine join the entire Angus Fraternity in
extending our deepest sympathy to the Dimke family.
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