(CLARKSTON, WA) – Asotin County
Public Utility District Commissioner Gary Hicks died Friday.
Hicks, 74, of Clarkston, died of
complications related to an illness, according to a press release from the
utility district.
He was considered a patriarch of the
Public Utility District, along with Joe Silvestri, Tony Flerchinger and Scott
Broyles. They helped get the utility district on the ballot in 1984, the
utility district said.
Hicks was the last remaining utility
district commissioner in Washington who had been involved in the formation of
the district. Hicks helped the guide the utility district into becoming a well-functioning
organization, the utility district said.
In 2014, he was awarded the
Washington Public Utility Districts Association Lifetime Achievement Award for
his commitment and life's work with the Asotin County utility district, the
news release states.
A service for Hicks will be held at
3 p.m. on Thursday Aug. 11 at the Life Center on 2377 Appleside Blvd., in
Clarkston.
