Edgar Lawrence Hicks Jr.

Edgar Lawrence Hicks, 90, of Lockport, entered eternal rest on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. He passed peacefully from this life in which he was so beloved by his family and friends to be with his Maker in the next. His wife and daughter were at his side.
Visitation will be held at Falgout Funeral Home in Lockport on Sunday, November 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will resume at Holy Savior Catholic Church on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to funeral time. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his bride of 66 years, Gloria Eugenia Gravois Hicks; seven children and their spouses, Ted and Margo Hicks, of Delaware, OH; Ben and Flori Hicks, of New Orleans; John and Carol Hicks of San Antonio, TX; Paul and Lori Hicks, of Winchester, VA, Tim and Trish Hicks of Ponchatoula, LA; Andy Hicks and Cheryl Hartman, of Hammond, LA; and Mary Hicks and Scott Smith of New Orleans.
His thirteen grandchildren, Devon Hicks and his wife Cassie, Olivia Hicks and her fiancé Emerson Hunt, Lonnie Hicks and his wife Emilie Young; Benjamin Hicks and his wife Kristin Rowlett, and Phillip Hicks; Anjian and Esther Hicks; Troy, Mason and Eva Hicks; Zack and Becca Hicks and Angie Smith, remember his boundless love and enthusiasm for their company. He is also survived by two great grandchildren, Bernadette Sydney Hicks and Arlo Gregory Hicks. He is fondly remembered by numerous nieces and nephews, for whom he provided an example of avuncular love and support.
He is preceded in death by his father, Edgar Lawrence Hicks, Sr., (1931) mother, Ethel Smith Hicks, (1974) and sister Mary Elizabeth (Bette) Hicks Osborne (1997).
Ed lived a life of joy, service and love, inspiring all who knew him. He was a respected educator at Lockport High School, Holy Savior Central High School, and Vandebilt Catholic High School. Ed served as eucharistic minister, lector and held several key positions on the Holy Savior Parish Council for many years. He was also employed by Terrebonne Bank & Trust and its successors in Houma, LA.
He was born in Brownsville, TX on December 20, 1928, and grew up there. He entered the US Army at 17 in 1946 and served in occupied Japan until 1948. His final MOS was “tabulating machine operator,” entering punch cards on early IBM computers used by the US military. Ed was an early and enthusiastic adopter of computational technologies.
He returned to the Rio Grande Valley and attended Texas Southmost College in Brownsville. Subsequently, he was a student in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1950, when he met his bride-to-be in the Chemistry Library there. He always said she had great legs, a beautiful smile, and made delicious coffee!
They were married on June 20, 1953, and made their home in Oakmont, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh, where he worked for the Gulf Oil Company. In 1954, Gulf transferred him to the oilfields out of Fourchon, LA. The young couple moved to Lockport, LA, which they would call home until March, 2019.
Seeking a more fulfilling life, and time with his young, growing family, Ed accepted a teaching position at Lockport High School in 1958. In 1959, he moved to Holy Savior High School, to begin a twenty-year career with the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ school system. Sadly, in 1972, Holy Savior (by then Holy Savior Central) High closed, and Ed obtained a position with Vandebilt Catholic High in Houma, LA.
It was in this role of mentor to countless young adults that he flourished, passing along everything from a knowledge of chemistry and physics, to solid advice for young engaged couples in the Pre-Cana program at Holy Savior Catholic Church, where he and Gloria were communicants. Ed was a Eucharistic minister, and lector for the Church.He also was a member and an officer of Terrebonne Genealogical Society.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Holy Savior Catholic Church.
Falgout Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.