Richard "Rudy" Hicks Obituary

Richard "Rudy" Hicks attended Norwood-norfolk High School in Norwood, NY. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Richard "rudy" Hicks.

Graduation Year	Class of 1975
Date of Passing	Oct 03, 2009
About	Age 54 - Norwood - Richard "Rudy" Hicks, age 54 of 30 Depot Street, Norwood; died Saturday morning from pancreatic cancer under the loving care of his family and Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley. Graveside services will be held Thursday October 15th. at 1PM at Calvary Cemetery in Norwood. Surviving are his mother Sherry LoBello of Norwood; two sisters; Yvonne Allen and companion Charles Garlough of Norfolk and Joanne and husband Michael LaShomb of Norfolk; one brother; Joseph Hicks and fiance Dayna Cole of Norwood and several nieces and nephews. Born in Buffalo, NY on July 28, 1955, son of Orvil James and Sherry A. LoBello Hicks; he never married. Rudy graduated from Norwood-Norfolk Central School in 1975. Rudy was employed in housekeeping at Canton-Potsdam Hospital for three years retiring in 2008. Richard will be remembered for his sense of humor and his love of nature and animals and his green 86 Chevy pickup. He enjoyed military history, playing cards, 4-wheeling, hunting, fishing and time spent at Sterling Pond with family and friends. Richard was an Army Veteran who was stationed in Fort Polk, LA and in Korea at the DMZ as an Armored Personnel Carrier Mechanic. Donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley. Friends are welcomed to gather at the Norwood American Legion following visiting hours at the funeral home Wednesday evening.