Personal Life
Fischer had two sons and a daughter from his first marriage to Lula Frances Leak (b. 1930, married 1948, divorced August 1966, Los Angeles). Lula was a big band singer. His eldest son, Louis André Fischer – a well-established record producer and original drummer with Rufus – is an administrator at McNalley Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN.
Fischer also had stepsons and a son from his second union of 40 years to Rosalindo ("Roz") Joyce Fischer, former surname Satin, née Baum (b. 1938 - d. 2005). Dirk and Roz were married in Las Vegas on September 5, 1966.
Fischer died on February 25, 2013 in Valencia, California. Prior to his death, he had suffered from colon cancer.
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