Loretta Hicks Obituary
LORETTA K. (OPAWSKI)
Age 89, of Churchill and formerly Chalk Hill, PA, on August 17, 2004; beloved wife of the late Francis W. Hicks; loving mother of Barbara Sams of Observatory Hill; also survived by a niece, a nephew and many friends. Loretta was a Registered Nurse in the Pittsburgh Area for over 50 years. She was the secretary of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Chapter in Pittsburgh for three decades. In November, 2003 Loretta received the Johns Hopkins University Heritage Award for Alumni who have contributed outstanding service to the community. Friends will be received Thursday, 7-9pm and Friday, 2-4 and 7-9pm at JOBE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, INC. (Monroeville-Plum Chapel) corner of Beatty Rd and Route 48 North, Monroeville; (412) 856-4747, where Services will be Saturday, 10am. Memorial contributions may be made to the Loretta and Francis Hicks Scholarship Fund in Nursing, JHU School of Nursing Development Office, 525 North Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205.
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Maxine Horn
August 25, 2004
Dear Barbara, I was startled to see your mom's death notice, because I can't imagine her any way but lively, inquiring, interested in just about everything. I saw her last many years ago when she joined Contact Pittsburgh where I volunteered. I doubt that you'd even remember us, but we were your next door neighbors for a few years on Forest Drive. Both your parents were lovely people, and we send you our most sincere condolences. Maxine and Richard Horn
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Michael L. McGrael
August 19, 2004
I know I join hundreds of Loretta's loving friends as I send my deepest condolences to Barb. It was my privilege to have know Loretta and Fran for nearly forty years, first as a Johns Hopkins undergraduate and later as a member of the Pittsburgh alunmni association chapter for which she devoted so many caring hours. Loretta embodied the ideals of professional nursing in all of her personal relationships and cared deeply for each and all of her friends. May she rest in eternal peace in the company of her beloved husband.
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