David Hickey, 70, passed away peacefully at home on July 28, surrounded by family. His family will welcome visitors to Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home, 515 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401, on Saturday, August 5, at 1pm, with a service at 2pm. All are invited to a Celebration of Life at Starmount Forest Country Club at 3pm.
Dave was born in Fort Campbell, KY, to Donald and Jeannine Hickey. He spent his childhood in Oakland, NJ, where he enjoyed the outdoors, skiing, and playing football. His college years were spent in Superior, WI and at Rutgers University.
He met and married the love of his life, Lisbeth Kuhn Hickey, in 1976. They relocated to North Carolina in 1977, where they raised their family. Dave and Beth went on to found Midlantic Paper & Poultry Products, successful businesses for which Dave obtained 3 patents on poultry hatching products.
In his downtime, Dave enjoyed watching his children’s swim meets, golfing, and spending time at his home in Ocean Isle Beach.
Dave is survived by his loving wife, Beth Hickey, his siblings, Donna Claeys (Glenn) and Donald Hickey (Debbie), his children, Colin Hickey (Tressy), and Kim Brewer (Jeff), and most importantly, his three grandsons, Wyatt and Stuart Hickey and Ben Brewer, along with many nieces, nephews, and granddogs.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to AuthoraCare Hospice, 2500 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC 27405.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.haneslineberryfhnorthelm.com for the Hickey family.
