The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, January 9, 1996               TAG: 9601090205
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: SALINA, KAN.                       LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

RICHARD L. DARK

Richard L. Dark, 43, of 665 S. 3rd, died Jan. 6, 1996, in his home.

Mr. Dark was born on Oct. 9, 1952, in Indiana and was a resident of Salina for four years. He attended Salina Vo-Tech and was a member of Emmanuel Foursquare Gospel Church of Salina. He was the Salina Area Vo-Tech's Business Professionals of America Chapter president and was very active in the Vo-Tech.

He is survived by his father, Richard Bruce Dark of South Bend, Ind.; stepfather, Earl Marinko of Salina; a brother, Eric Marinko of Shalimar, Fla.; two sisters, Michelle Marinko Salazar of Bennington, Kan., and Cheryl Marinko Walters of Salina. He was predeceased by his mother, Alice Marinko, in 1992.

A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Loren Houltberg at Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home, 401 W. Iron, Salina, Kan. 67401. A private inurnment will be held at the Gymsum Hill Cemetery.

Family will receive friends today from 5 to 7 p.m at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Salina Food Bank or to the Richard L. Dark Memorial Fund or the Feed the Children Foundation.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

by CNB