Heather Dykstra Darry Dykstra
Darry Dykstra is the President of Dykstra Construction, Inc. in Plant City. After high school, he started as a carpenter under his father, Vern Dykstra. He worked his way up in the company, learning the required skills and gaining construction knowledge firsthand before buying out his father and eventually taking over the business in 2002. Since 1997, the company has built hundreds of custom homes and commercial buildings in Plant City and surrounding areas. After the housing market crashed, he concentrated more on commercial construction and has ever since. He currently builds primarily convenience stores like Circle K and RaceTrac gas stations and retail facilities, while still building a custom home here and there. His small, yet successful business has grown three employees to now over 40. Employees travel statewide for jobs from the Panhandle to the Keys. Darry’s hobbies include fishing, camping, LOTS of mudding activities (4-wheelers, side-by-sides and swamp buggies) and spending time with friends and family. Heather Dykstra is a Certified Group Exercise Instructor and an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer. She has worked at the Plant City YMCA for more than 13 years. Currently she teaches group fitness classes such as Les Mills Bodypump, Les Mills Bodycombat and Circuit Training at the YMCA, but also runs her own Tabata Bootcamp business outside of the Y. She writes a bi-weekly fitness column for The Observer, offering tips and advice on health and exercise. In her free time she also likes to sing, dance, go mudding and fishing, and be with friends and family. Darry and Heather have a 14-year-old son, Sebastian, who excels in all honors classes at Plant City High School. He also loves to fourwheeling. The family has two boxers, Jack and Koda, and a mini potbelly pig named Dexter (who isn’t so mini because he loves to eat). Dexter sits for treats (loves apples), gets in the pool, and also barks (because he thinks he’s a boxer too). 46
OCTOBER 2015 focusplantcity.com