Frank Masling Hicks

1927 - 2023

Frank Masling Hicks
10/15/1927 - 04/08/2023
Frank Masling Hicks passed from this life on Saturday at 6p in Houston Hospice at the age of 95 ½ years. He was a part of the greatest generation with priorities centered in God, family and country. Frank was born in Houston to Archie and Bernice Butler Hicks being the third child of six boys and one sister. He grew up in the Houston Heights graduating from Reagan HS. He was a proud WWII veteran. Frank worked 46 years in broadcasting at KLEE radio and KPRC-TV, and was the audio engineer for the Houston Rockets, Houston Comets and Rice U football radio broadcasts. He was nominated for three Emmy award in 1974, 1975 and 1988. Frank was honored on 9 Oct 1997 when the Rice University Stadium radio booth in the press box was dedicated the "Frankie Hicks Rice Radio Booth." Frank was preceded by his parents, all of his siblings and his son, Ron, who passed away in 2022. He is survived by his wife Len, son and daughter-in-law Mickey and Jean, daughter-in-law June, three grandchildren (Samantha and Michael, and Tina). A memorial service will be held 28 April 2023 at 10:30am in the chapel of Parkway Place Senior Living Community located at 1321 Park Bayou Dr, Houston, TX 77077.