Obituary of Robert Lee Hickock ~ 2010

Transcribed by Joan S Dunn

Source: The Pamlico News Jul 14 2010

Dr. Robert Lee Hickok, born June 23, 1929, died after a long illness in 
Greenville, North Carolina on July 2, 2010. 
Dr. Hickok and his deceased wife Dolores Valene Hickok were residents of 
Oriental, North Carolina where Dr. Hickok served several terms as a Town 
Councilman after his retirement from General Electric as Laboratory 
Director for the Lighting Business Group. Dr. Hickok grew up in Reading, 
Michigan where he attended the one-room schoolhouse in Frontier and 
graduated from Hillsdale County High School. He graduated with a degree in 
chemistry from Antioch College and his doctorate in physical chemistry 
from the University of Colorado. Dr. Hickok did original research in the 
early nuclear energy at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory before 
joining General Electric at its Nela Park research facility in Cleveland, 
Ohio. Though taking great pride in his work as a scientist and in his 
inventions, Dr. Hickok’s true passions came out in his life in Oriental 
where he was a master gardener, avid sailor, tireless community volunteer, 
and companion to his Labrador retriever Megan. Valene Hickok and Megan 
were Dr. Hickok’s daily companions for his final difficult journey and 
preceded him in death. 
Dr. Hickok is survived by his beloved children Kimberley X Hickok, J. Kyle 
Hickok, and Michael Robert Hickok. He was blessed with four cherished 
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 
The family will hold a private memorial service.





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