Mr. Richard D. Dicks Sr.

DICKS, Mr. Richard D. - Age 85, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:00 AM Friday, February 28, 2020 at Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. 317 E. Hamilton Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Pastor Allen C. Overton Sr., officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Funeral repast will be held immediately following interment at the church. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Friday. Mr. Dicks will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday. Please join us in Honoring Mr. Richard Dicks Sr., with a memorial dinner held at 3:00 PM Friday, February 28, 2020 at San Juan Diego Activity Center, 2316 W. Coldwater Rd., Flint, MI. Tickets are being sold at The Historic Bryant's Barber Shop, 4217 Clio Rd., and Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 317 E. Hamilton Ave. Mr. Richard David Dicks Sr. was born March 16, 1934 in Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, the son of Joseph Moses Dicks and Blanche Dicks. Mr. Dicks resided in Flint and was a member of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church. He attended Fairview Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Lowell Junior High and Flint Central High School. Mr. Dicks earned an Associate in Applied-Science-Police Technology from Mott Community College, Bachelor Degree in Sociology with a minor in Corrections from the University of Michigan-Flint, and a Master Degree from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in Guidance and Counseling in a Public Agency. Mr. Dicks public service began at the City of Flint Police Department and later for General Motors Plant Protection. He returned to the police department and retired as the "SuperChief" or Deputy City Administrator of Public Safety over the Police and Fire Department. Mr. Dicks came out of retirement to serve as Flint's Fire Chief for 4 years. Also, he employed others as the owner of City Security Guard Company and at the famous club known as the Society of Afro American Police. Mr. Dicks hobbies were golfing, and refereeing Golden Gloves Boxing Tournaments. His interest were politics and community activism but his characteristic was serving the people in the community. Mr. Dicks was defined as a trailblazer who agitated, advocated, facilitated and validated those willing to fight for what's right. Mr. Richard David Dicks Sr. leaves to cherish his memory: Vanessa Blake Miller of Flint, Michigan, Blanche Brown of Orlando, Florida and her family, Michelle Dicks of Orlando, Florida and her family, Richard Dicks Jr., of South Florida and his family, David Dicks of Port Orange, Florida and his family and Lorrice Kelly of Flint, Michigan and her family. In total, Mr. Dicks has 4 daughters and 2 sons, 15 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, 4 nieces, 6 nephews and 4 cousins to cherish the memories. A host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Larry Fullwood, Aonie Gilcreast, Sam Sutton, Poppa Jarrett, and Curtis Mitchell and a host of others. Mr. Dicks was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Dicks; daughter, Gina Dicks-McMullen; brothers, Donald and Joseph Dicks; and sister Marion Dicks. The family would like to express special thanks to Shequeta Jackson, owner of Everlasting Quality Care (EQC) and her staff that provided extraordinary services for Mr. Dicks. He was grateful for their services.

Mr. Richard D. Dicks Sr.

March 16, 1934 - February 18, 2020