Lucy Blanche Hicks

Surrounded by her loving family, Lucy Hicks passed away peacefully on May 3, 2022. She is predeceased by her husband, Jack, of 61 years. She is survived by four daughters, Susan (Allan), Judy (Garry), Donna (Ken), and Jackie (Ron), eight grand-children and five “greats.” Above all, Lucy loved her family. She treasured the many, many memories that were made together through the years. Lucy always felt that her family was what she was most proud of in her life.

Lucy was born in Fenn, Alberta on November 24, 1930. She was raised on the farm and she rode her horse to and from school daily. When she was 13 years old, her family moved to the family farm in Mirror, Alberta. At the age of 16, Lucy started dating the love of her life – Jack Hicks. Their fate was sealed. After graduating from high school, Lucy attended Business College in Stettler, Alberta. Upon completion of her program, she moved to Calgary and she started working for the brokerage firm Locke, Gray and Company. Lucy and Jack were married on June 16, 1951. They welcomed four daughters into their family while in Calgary.

In 1972, Lucy and Jack moved to Kamloops. It was at this time that Lucy took up the game of golf seriously. She looked forward to the many golf trips that she took with Jack and with good friends. She sat on the executive of the golf course and was Club Captain. In her golf career, Lucy had three holes-in-one of which she was very proud.

Lucy also loved the game of Bridge. As young married couples, Lucy and Jack spent many hours playing this game with good friends. Once in Kamloops, Lucy was a part of several Ladies’ Bridge groups as well as playing mixed Bridge.

Lucy enjoyed travelling. Often, Lucy and Jack were joined by both family and friends on their trips. Lucy particularly loved exploring Europe with Jack. She travelled to Mexico, Hawaii, Banff and Montreal. Lucy and Jack enjoyed many, many different cruises together and they frequented several all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. Lucy also loved sharing special holidays with her family. She went to Disneyland with each of her grandchildren and in the summer, all of Lucy’s family would get together for a, “week at the lake.”

To sum Lucy up, she was social, positive and grateful. She vowed to never lose her sense of humour and true to her word, she did not. Those who knew her well, knew that you could not spend time with Lucy without a lot of laughter. Her infectious laugh was one of her trademarks and her down to earth approach to life served her well throughout the years. She had a love of adventure and a wonderful zest for life.

We would like to thank Dr. Cribb for the excellent care that she took of Lucy through many years. Also, thank you to the staff at both Kamloops Senior Village and the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home for the compassion, kindness and caring that they gave to Lucy.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home in Kamloops.

Celebration of Life for Lucy Hicks

Friday August 19, at 2:00 pm

Kamloops Curling Club

700 Victoria Street

Kamloops, B.C.