Background
Dirkse, Ronald John was born on April 23, 1945 in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. Son of John C. and Bertha J. Dirkse.
Dirkse, Ronald John was born on April 23, 1945 in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. Son of John C. and Bertha J. Dirkse.
AB, Calvin College, 1967; Doctor of Medicine, University of Michigan, 1971.
Assistant professor psychiatry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1978-1982; private practice, Holland, Michigan, since 1982.
Major United States Army, 1976-1978. Fellow American Academy Child Adolescent Psychiatry. Member Orton Dyslexia Society (president Michigan branch 1990-1991).
Married Dorothy LaFollette Wickstrom, June 23, 1973. Children: Erika J., Jasen B., Matthew S., Rachel L.