Eugene A. Hickok *54

Gene died Dec. 7, 2023, at age 95, in Deephaven, Minn.

Born in Tulsa, Okla., in 1928, Gene grew up in Minneapolis. He earned a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MSE in geological engineering from Princeton in 1954. He served in the Marines and was deployed to Korea.

Gene was a founding partner of Geraghty, Miller and Hickok, a New York-based consulting hydrology firm. In Guatemala City, he worked for International Development Services to develop the first large capacity wells, water storage, and ground water irrigation systems there.

Back in Minnesota, Gene founded Eugene A. Hickok and Associates, which employed approximately 100 engineers in three states. The firm developed water resources under the auspices of the World Health Organization for all Central American countries. A senior spokesman on water resource issues, Gene testified in several landmark court cases relating to water and environmental law.

In the 1970s, he and a friend bought and ran the H&H Ranch in Drummond, Mon., raising 900 head of cattle in early grass-fed style.

Gene was predeceased by his wife, Barbara; son Matthew; and daughter Mary Catherine. He is survived by six children and 16 grandchildren.

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