AMY DIMSDALE, age 53, a resident of Irving for 28 years, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. She was born August 31, 1960 in Dallas, Texas. She pursued many varied activities, including art, sculpture, piano, and dancing lessons from Rosemary Goldammers Studio of Dance. She was a gifted and dedicated swimmer, first at Irving YMCA and the last was with Doug Russells swim team at the University of Texas at Arlington. Amy was a lifelong learner. She completed a degree in Journalism from UTA and went on to Callier School for a Masters degree in speech pathology. She was also a student at North Lake College in Irving for art and voice, art and academic studies. She was a member of Fellowship Church in Grapevine and the Irving Bible study group. Survivors include her mother, Lois Dimsdale of Irving; father, Andy Dimsdale of Arlington; brothers, Todd Dimsdale and wife Allison of North Carolina, Steve Dimsdale and wife Kristin of Michigan and Sam Dimsdale of Utah; nieces, Callie, Hannah and Casey; and nephew Colby. A memorial service will be held 4:30 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2013 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home Chapel followed by a gathering at her home. Memorial contributions may be made to support spinal cord research: Reeve Foundation 626 Morris Turnpike Suite 3A Short Hills, NJ 07078