Debbie Krida (Dubois) Obituary

Debbie Krida (Dubois) attended Northwood High School in Silver Spring, MD. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Debbie Krida (dubois).

Graduation Year	Class of 1968
Date of Passing	Jun 10, 2021
About	Around 2006, Debbie moved from Silver Spring to Asheville, NC where she lived in a beautiful home on a golf course. She was self employed as a jeweler and worked restoring many fine pieces for the Smithsonian Museum, including the Hope Diamond. Around 2011, she suffered a major stroke and spent the remainder of her life in a nursing home. She leaves behind a daughter and granddaughter. Photo Credit: Bob Keller (1968)

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Robert Keller '68 said:

The 60's were a time of non commitment. Debbie and I were as close as we could be without having an exclusive relationship. We spent hours together and often cut morning class to meet for breakfast at the Hot Shoppe. Neither of us would ever be known for our scholastic accomplishments. We had an open, honest relationship, and traveled together to NYC where we stayed with a former girlfriend of mine and we visited Ocean City the summer I worked there as a Telescope photographer. I remember us seeing Ian and Sylvia at the Cellar Door and Peter, Paul and Mary at the open air arena in Rock Creek park. There were two other girls that were friends with Debbie. They were Debbie Nagel and Debbie Hunt, all Northwood students. We would often be together. From a teenager, Debbie was a very talented jeweler. This talent would blossom over the years and become a career. I mostly enjoyed Debbie's company because of her sense of humor and how exciting it was to be in her company. She was young, full of life and up for most anything. I remember her mom and dad. Her dad was a Rear Admiral and no nonsense guy. He and I got along well because of our mutual love of cars and I knew that when he wanted Debbie home at a certain hour, there was no excuse to be late. I recall celebrating my 18th birthday at the Bayou in Georgetown together and having a bit too many beverages and getting stopped by the police on University Blvd. for going 60 MPH. When high school ended, Debbie moved to Key West with Debbie Hunt where she met her husband. I went on to work in the bars in Georgetown and afterwards settle into a 43 year career in finance and raise a family. Years later, Debbie and I reconnected and would meet for breakfast at the Silver Diner in Rockville occasionally before work to talk about our lives, family and memories of high school. RIP, my friend.

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