A Note From Mrs. Androff:

First of all I would like to thank everyone for their mental, physical and financial support. God Bless you all. Secondly I hope to clear a few things up about my husband Dirk. Of course, like everyone else, I can't say enough positive things about him. As a daddy to Dirk Jr., he was the perfect father, he took care of the baby while I worked during the softball season. When I got home from a hectic, stressful day from work, he had the house immaculate, the baby bathed and ready for his nap, baby bottles done and the laundry finished. Everything was in order for me when I got home. Even on the road during the softball season the baby and I went to every tournament, he would have major patience with us. I knew it was hard on him, he was so patient and never complained one bit. I loved that about him. He was a great father. Dirk Steven Jr. was his dream come true; he had always wanted a son and I'm glad God gave us this precious gift.

As a husband, besides being faithful and committed to his family, he treated me like a queen, from doing the dishes, making dinner, never complaining about a meal, to always and everyday telling me how much he loved me and how beautiful he thought I was. What else can a wife ask for? Being together is all that Dirk and I wanted, we enjoyed each other's company so much, the two of us were a team. Don't get me wrong we weren't perfect.

Dirk was the only man for me. My life was complete and I can truly say I will never experience that kind of happiness again. I thank you God for putting him in my life. Along with all of that, he was a man of God. His goal was to learn as much about the Bible as he could, so he could tell anyone who he had contact with about how important it was to have Jesus in their lives. He would have died for any of you reading this, just so you would know Jesus. He already knew that the baby and I were going to have eternal life and he wanted all of you to be with us.

Also, I would like to say a few more things. For instance, the rumors about Dirk doing steroids, it never happened and if you think it happened you really don't have a clue about who Dirk was! Dirk despised that people considered it necessary to use drugs. He was proud of the fact that he had never tried ANY type of drug, EVER!

The people close to Dirk always knew how dedicated, committed and focused he was and how he trained for softball. I can't tell you how mamy times I just shook my head wondering where he got his drive and enthusiasm. Often we would just be getting home from a long weekend on the road and airports and he would still want to practice or do some type of workout. If people only knew how hard he worked, they wouldn't be so critical. When you're competing against people that do use drugs, you have to work twice as hard as they do and that's exactly what he did.

Dirk always said to me "Chrissy, while everyone is at home resting I'm getting better." he also said because he was representing others and his team, he knew it was his job to work 100%.

About how my huband passed away. It was Monday morning, October 27th around 9:45 a.m. when I found Dirk passed out and unconscious on his recumbent bike. He was riding the bike for 5 minutes. He looked very peaceful and showed no sign of struggle or pain and it was very sudden. Thank God! At 10:45 a.m. they pronounced him dead at the hospital.

The coroner stated that the cause of death was natural. Dirk had Hoshimotos diease, which is relatively rare problem (at least in men) with the thyroid gland. In addition, his heart showed a sign of coranary heart disease, including a potential problem with one of the heart valves. As best as the coroner could determine it was a combination of the two that caused his heart to stop. The weird thing is that people who have the same problem can still live. There were no signs or symptoms. The bottom line is that the good Lord wanted him that day, wether I liked it or not. it was just meant to be. But, how I'm healing and getting my day by day strength is because of God and my son. Also 25-plus people dedicated their lives to the Lord at Dirk's funeral. This was one of Dirk's goals, I guess you can say he succeeded. There is a cassette tape of Dirk's Funeral service. If anyone is interested, please contact us at fitness13@aol.com. We would love to share it with you.

Thank you all for your time, concern, support and most of all, your prayers. They have all helped tremendously. Thank you for asking God to bless us, even though he already has.

Dirk, you were my knight in shining armor, my dream come true. We miss you soooo much it hurts. Dirk Steven & I can't be with you now, but we will see you later, we can't wait.


Thanks again everyone for listening.
God Bless You All,
Chrissy & Dirk Steven Androff Jr. (1/2 a Blast)
Dirks favorite sayings that are on his weight room walls: