Mr. Dickson was born Aug. 18, 1972, in Denver. He worked as a ramp agent for the Denver International Airport for more than 10 years.

Survivors include two sons, Lane Michael and Izac James Gerlick, both of Longmont; a daughter, Autumn Nicole Gerlick of Longmont; a brother, Andy of Salina; a stepbrother, Matthew Watson of Olympia, Wash.; a sister, Beth of Salina; his father, Rusty and wife Mary, of Salina; his mother, Kristine, of Thornton; and his grandmother, Phyllis Trow, of Salina.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina 67401. Burial will be in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina.

Memorials may be made to the Isis Shrine Travel Fund or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m.