David Fleming Hickok ’52

One of our "iron" men, Dave Hickok, died from complications of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on June 5, 1996. Dick Kazmaier spoke movingly at his service, which was attended by his classmates Atwater, Buyers, Dosdall, McGillicuddy, Nalen, Pivirotto, and Tangen.

Football captain at Blake School in Minneapolis, he captained the freshman team at Princeton. A varsity starter for three years, he was elected captain as a senior, was recipient of the Poe Cup, and played in the East-West game with Kaz and Pivi. Dave was also class v.p. (twice), and treasurer as a senior.

After graduation from Harvard medical school, Dave interned at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston and completed his surgical residency at the U. of Oregon Hospitals. He and Hope Potter were married June 21, 1958. Dave returned to Minneapolis and began his association with hospitals clustered around the U. of Minnesota medical school. He was chief of surgery, clinical associate professor, and founder and director of the Cancer Research Laboratory, where he studied receptor sites in breast cancer.

On and off the field, Dave led by example, strength of purpose, and will to win; his loyalty to friends as counselor and sometime diagnostician was unlimited. He is survived by Hope, four children, David Jr. '81, Molly '82, Edward, and Arthur '90, two brothers, a sister, and four grandchildren. To them we offer our profound sympathy.

The Class of 1952