Prayers please..

A guy I know passed away on Tuesday. The scary thing about it? I knew it was going to be him...

I dropped a friend of mine off at the library on campus, when a few campus safety cars went FLYING by me, and when I went to turn my car around and head home, I saw they were at South Complex (One of the dormitories). When I was driving home, 2 police cars, an ambulance and a fire chief flew by me, and I knew something was wrong. I went through the people in my head that I knew that lived in South complex, hoping and praying for each one of them while going down the list, when I hit one name, Joe Dirksen... I knew right away. I couldn't help but worry. I found the news out while at work, that it was indeed him. Its still all so surreal, and I haven't got upset about it yet, but I know once it does hit me, I may be a wreck. I saw Joe on Saturday... SATURDAY AS IN 4 DAYS AGO. I just can't wrap my mind around it yet.

Oh, and if any of you go to school with me, and say he probably died from alcohol poisoning, one more time, I'm kicking you in the teeth.

Heres the most recent post the school sent out:

Northwest Missouri State University

CAMPUS ADVISORY

October 22, 2008


Northwest student apparently died of heart attack

MARYVILLE, Mo. -- According to preliminary findings issued today by the Nodaway County coroner and a licensed medical examiner, a Northwest student who died this week in his residence hall room apparently succumbed to a heart attack that may have been caused by a hereditary condition.

Joseph W. Dirksen, 24, of Danbury, Iowa, was found unresponsive in his South Complex residence hall room shortly after noon on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Campus Safety officers were notified and responded immediately to the scene.

Northwest will release further information as it becomes available.