MIKE WHICKER, AUTHOR, COMMUNITY LEADER AND FORMER LST’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FUNERAL HELD TODAY
ATTORNEY DAVID JONES, ESQ. TO DELIVER MR. WHICKER’S EULOGY)
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Mike and his family moved to Evansville in 1988. He was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Evansville, where he lectured for many years at St. Boniface Parish. Mike was a teacher and football coach at Reitz High School in Evansville, and the author of over thirty books. Mike was involved in many community projects as a volunteer. He formed and chaired the local committee that successfully brought LST 325 to Evansville, and he served as the LST’s first executive director from 2005 to 2008. Mike was a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels and served his community of Evansville as a board director on several local government boards, including the Levee Authority and the Evansville Port Authority.
Mike was preceded in death by his mother and father, Floyd and Bertha (Gambrel) Whicker; and his brother, Gary Whicker.
Mike is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sandy; five children (with spouses), Josh Whicker and wife Erin, Andrea Dodson and husband Paul, Zach Whicker and wife Abby, Savannah Wood, Kelli Knaebel and husband Tim; along with his 15 grandchildren, Paige, Emily, Lauren, Nathan, Annabel, Ava, Madalyn, Alexander, Abraham, Hannah, John, Samuel, Lenora, Alivia, and Barrett; his sister, Karen Alderton of Colorado Springs, CO; and several cousins.
A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2701 W. Franklin St., Evansville, IN 47712 with Father David Nunning celebrating.
Friends may visit the church from 10:00 am until Mass time on Wednesday.
Instead of flowers, monetary donations can be made to the following charitable organizations in remembrance of his life and legacy: Sacred Heart Catholic Church or St. Boniface Catholic Church, 418 N. Wabash Ave., Evansville, IN 47712 or the Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Rd., Evansville, IN 47725 or ECHO Housing’s Lucas Place II or homeless Veterans, 528 Main St., Evansville, IN 47708.
