William Joseph Hicks

Sending much love and light to you all during these darker days. I´m truly sorry to hear of your loss. May many happy memories fill the void in the days to come. Many blessings, Melanie

Uncle Joe you will be missed. Thank you for your good example, we learned a lot from you. You were our héroe. Liana, Dean and Tani

As an African American Female, a Former Softball Umpire for ASA, V.H.S.L., and for Charlottesville Parks & Recreation Department under Joe Hicks is One of My Proudest Achievement Joe never allowed Color to be a factor His Smile Lit Up The Room, His Laugh, and Crazy Jokes are som of my Memories about My Handsome Funny One of a Kind Gentleman Name Joe Hicks R.I.P. GOOD BUDDY Joe and My Dad; Gene Burton, had a Special Friendship on/ off the Field of Umpiring Baseball/ Softball Prayers &...

We will forever remember and cherish Joe telling wonderful "yesteryear" stories, at the conclusion of the Sunday morning service at Olivet Church, of his childhood and teenage years in Charlottesville, Ivy and the Garth Road "gravel". corridor. He was such a wonderful storyteller as he so vividly brought those past times to life. We will miss him very much! Mark and Cynthia Lorenzoni

Sincere Condolences to the family, Joe was an inspiration to many athletes and officials, one of them being me!

Joe Hicks sure helped to "raise" a lot of boys and young men in Charlottesville for many years. On the fields and diamonds of The Parks and Recreation Department, there was no fairer nor principled man than Joe Hicks. The smile in his picture is so familiar to many of us former players; its the one we'd see through his mask whenever a player began to argue his call. That smile from Joe was all it took to end further arguing. There was no man who worked the ASA games who was more appreciated...

My condolences to Joe´s family. Our community has lost a good man. He was dedicated to helping provide athletic and recreational opportunities to youth and adults in our area. I also had the good fortune to be at RFK Stadium when he was in the major leagues (I´m not sure he was with the White Sox or the Senators for this particular game) but he launched a Home Run into the right field seats. (circa mid 60s). RIP Joe. Thank you for your kindness.

My condolences to the family. I knew Joe through baseball and softball. He was a mentor to me when I umpired youth baseball. I used to visit him in his office at the Parks & Rec and talk about baseball umpiring. He tried to recruit me to become a High School umpire. If I had agreed, I would have gotten to know him much better. He was my favorite umpire when I played high school games, coached youth league or played slow pitch softball. In my mind, Joe was a great man. Peace to you.

We are very sorry for the passing of a good friend. Please accept our deepest condolences. We regret that we will be unable to attend the memorial service as we will be out of state. Toni and family, you will be in our thoughts and prayers for comfort.