Mr. Mingo W. Dicks Sr.

Mr. Mingo Wessley Dicks, Sr. was born August 8, 1925 in the Talatha Community of Aiken, South Carolina to sharecroppers the late Samuel and Farry Bell Bates Dicks, Sr. who later became farm property owners of what is affectionately referred to as Dicks’ Hill. God summonsed for him, as he was surrounded by family, at the age of ninety-two on Monday, April 23, 2018 at William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina. At an early age, Mingo accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was baptized at his family church, Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church where he served on the Health Care Ministry. He enlisted into the United States Air Corp (presently named the United States Air Force) where he completed his high school education. After serving his country honorably, he furthered his education by earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1953 from Benedict College, a certification in Medical Laboratory Technology, Radiologic Technology and Radiation Therapy from Eastern School for Physician Assistants in New York, New York , performing Biochemistry Research and Food Analysis at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, obtaining a Masters Degree in Public Health and Public Administration becoming a certified Epidemiologist and as radiologic technology continued to grow, he became certified in Nuclear Medicine, CAT Scan, Sonogram and MRI Technology. His working career included: Chief Technologist of Clinical Laboratories and Radiology Departments of various hospitals and health clinics; Director of Kings County Technical College of Radiologic Technology, Instructor of Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology and Medical Terminology for the BSN Nursing Programs, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology at Downstate Medical College in Brooklyn, NY, Senior Public Health Sanitarian Manager with NY City Department of Health Inspection Division and Hospital Administrator for the Radiology Division at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Mingo married his college sweetheart, Elizabeth Chitty in 1956 in Williston, SC. They were happily married for sixty-two years. He was a dedicated member of various organizations to include the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Denmark SC and Brooklyn-Long Island Alumni Chapters), Progressive Benedict College of Greater NY Alumni Club, Salley-Springfield Benedict College Alumni Club, Benedict College National Alumni Association, NAACP, Saint Peter Missionary Baptist Church Golden Age Club and 1199 SEIU Allied Health Retirees of NC and SC. He also received a Distinguished Service Award and the Lula J. Gambrell Award as a Benedict College Alumnus. Mingo enjoyed cars, listening to music, traveling, gardening and most of all, he enjoyed people. He is greatly remembered as one who often told jokes and great stories. Mr. Dicks, Sr. was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Larry Kevin, seven brothers; Horace, Herbert, The Reverend Henry James, Deacon Andrew, The Reverend Ernest, The Reverend Ruben, Samuel, Jr., and two sisters, Flarrie Mae and Willie Lee. Left to cherish precious memories are: his forever loving wife and lifetime partner, Elizabeth Chitty Dicks; a son, Mingo (Shirley) Dicks, Jr. all of Williston, South Carolina; a daughter, Denise (Freddie) Coleman of Southington, CT; a daughter-in-law, Vicki Dicks of Irmo, South Carolina; five sisters, Penny Smith, Dorothy Glasper, Josephine Smiley, Nazerine Morgan and Leola N. Dicks; three grandchildren, Mingo (Rhonda) Dicks, III, Tabitha Dicks and Solomon David Dicks; two great grandchildren, Trevianna and Gage Dicks and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, other loving relatives and friends.

Mr. Mingo W. Dicks Sr.

August 8, 1925 - April 23, 2018