Richard Derrell Huxtable

Dear Cousin Hux I trust that life in heaven is well for you and gathering together with all your friends, and family enjoying freedom of life..My memories of our time together in Mineral Point forever remain in my heart...God be with you peacefully. Hugs and love from your Canadian Cousin Dorothy

Dick and I finally met one another at a family reunion in Mineral Point and "Found ourselves" and had kept up our chat through emails ...I only wish that I could have known him all through the lost years but we made up through our emails, and I loved baseball too, was involved in the sport during my younger years as was my oldest daughter as well... Dick and I are cousins and I send my condolences to his family at this sad time..keep the happy memories in your heart.. as I do and love you...

Mr. Huxtable was the most incredable math teacher I ever had while at Nicolet High School. I took a Freshman math course with him and loved the way he taught. Since he was able to really help me understand mathematical concepts, I asked him every year to request me as a student for the rest of my high school career. Although he taught students who would be future engineers, and I wasn't sure of my career path, I wanted to make sure I had the best. At my 50th year reunion, everyone was...

I recently learned of Mr. Huxtable´s passing and wish to extend my condolences to his family. He was my math teacher at Nekoosa High School in the late `50´s or `60´s and I rate him as my most favorite teacher. He had such patience and enthusiasm and always made our classes fun. I also enjoyed seeing him at various Badger Baseball functions as he, as well as my husband, played baseball for the Badgers. He was such a nice person and will be missed by all who knew him.

My sympathies to the Huxtable family. I met Mr. Huxtable through my dad, Rollie Strehlow and came to know him as Hux as my dad always called him. My dad would take me up to Nicolet as a little kid for wrestling, football or timing at track meets and Mr. Huxtable was always so nice to me and treated me like one of the guys. I never saw him without a beaming smile or laughing. My father considered him a great friend and although I never went to Nicolet, I knew he was well respected there as a...

Mr. Huxtable was my math teacher for two years (I still remember - and use - what I learned from him during the logic classes). He was also my coach on the track team in 1969 and 1970. Being an athlete was incredibly important to me and I have many fond memories of Coach Huxtable. His family has my deepest condolences. I'll never forget how kind and supportive he was of an insecure kid.

It seems that it was a short time ago when we were all together on Nicolet's track. Coach Huxtable was discipline but a fair individual to deal with. I could not have asked for anything more from both a teacher and coach. This is why I had a deep respect for coach. I will keep Coach Huxtable and family in my nightly prayers.

Coach Huxtable positively impacted me as a young 13 year old in 1972 at Camp Lucerne, sharing both his baseball knowledge, his integrity, and his faith in God. 48 years later, I can honestly say my week there made me a better man, father, and grandfather. Blessings to Coach Huxtable and his family...

Important person to me as a baseball coach, friend and mentor. He will be missed.