George LaVerne Dicus

George L. Dicus, 95, of San Antonio, went home to be with the Lord on August 7, 2015. Services will be held on Wednesday, August 19, at 3:00pm in the sanctuary at St. Andrews Methodist Church, 722 Robinhood Pl, San Antonio, Texas. Burial with full military honors will be Thursday, August 20, at 9:30am at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX. Arrangements are by Sunset Funeral Home, 1701 Austin Hwy, San Antonio, TX.

George was born in Denison, TX, May 21, 1920 to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dicus. He graduated from Denison High School and went on to further his education at various colleges; including Oklahoma A&M, St. Phillips in Austin, TX and concluding studies at Harvard University for the US Army’s first engineering company. He later completed his engineering degree.

George was a true hero who served his country well in WWII and beyond. We are free because of men like George Dicus. He was in the second wave landing on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 serving as a Captain and commander of an explosive ordinance unit. After being critically wounded just before the Battle of the Bulge (twice in one day) and receiving two purple hearts he later became the base commander at Camp Bullis in San Antonio. After retiring because of health reasons he went on to become a successful business man. He loved God, life, his family, and his church St. Andrew Methodist. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, dancing, and golf even managing to get three holes in one. We will miss his laughter, his sense of humor, and his smile but we know he’s finally at peace and out of pain.

He is preceded in death by his first wife of 53 years, Doris Dicus and his daughter, Susan Elizabeth Dicus. George later married his friend of many years, Jennie Ben in 1997 and is survived by her. Additional survivors include: a son, Carl Swift of Houston; a son and daughter-in-law, Driskel and Debbie Dicus of Utah: a daughter and husband, Jerry and Dawn Jackson of San Antonio; a son and wife, Lonnie and Candy Phillips of San Antonio; and four grandchildren Christopher Dicus, Clint Hill and wife Tiffany, Abigail Phillips, and Stephen Phillips; and two great-grandsons; Jude Dicus and Walker Hill. A special thanks to our three sweet valuable friends and caregivers, Tomasa Aranada, Mary Rincon and Marlo Bailey.

Suggested Memorials to be St. Jude’s Hospital and The Wounded Warriors Project.