Photo of Hickey's Diner courtesy Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton
Friday Jun 16, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 1
John F. Hickey, 72, whose lunch cart called Hickey's Diner was a Taunton landmark for 40 years, died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital of a heart condition. Husband of the former Rita Levesque of Taunton's Whittenton section, he had retired in 1986 after undergoing heart surgery. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, Taunton, was known throughout the city as proprietor of the traveling diner, which did a brisk business every day at the corner of Taunton Green. Hickey and his wife, parents of eight children, were honored by the city on Hickey's retirement in 1986, at which time Mayor Richard Johnson announced plans for possible future use of the lunch cart. Freshly restored by students at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, the diner was a highlight of the city's 350th anniversary parade Jun 04.
Saturday Jun 17, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 2
In Boston Jun 15, 1989, John F., husband of Rita A. nee Levesque Hickey, residence 8 Fayette Place. Funeral from the O'Keefe Funeral Home, Monday Jun 19 at 8:30 A.M. Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to be present. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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John F. Hickey Jr., 73, who died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital following a short illness, was a native and lifelong resident of Taunton. He was the husband of Rita A. (Levesque) Hickey. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, owned Hickey's Diner for 42 years, before retiring in 1986. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in the class of 1936, of which he was president. He attended St. Mary's Church and was a member of Taunton Elks Lodge 150. Past president of Brick House School and of Taunton Western Little League, he was also a past regional representative to the National Little League. His past memberships also included the Coyle High School Father's Club, James Coyle Council 82, Knights of Columbus, and the Troop Committee of Boy Scout Troop 6 of Immaculate Conception Church. He was the son of the late John F. and Alice L. (Durnin) Hickey. In addition to his widow, he leaves four sons, John Michael Hickey of Raynham, Peter F. and William J. Hickey, both of Punta Gorda, FL, and Thomas J. Hickey of Bridgewater; four daughters, Mrs. Richard (Judith A.) Floor of North Dighton, Mrs. James (Patricia A.) Curley of Lakeville, Mrs. Joseph (Marcia A.) Welch of Seekonk, and Joyce E. Hickey of Onset; a sister, Mrs. Richard M. (Jean L.) Paulson of Taunton; 10 grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
Friday Jun 16, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 1
John F. Hickey, 72, whose lunch cart called Hickey's Diner was a Taunton landmark for 40 years, died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital of a heart condition. Husband of the former Rita Levesque of Taunton's Whittenton section, he had retired in 1986 after undergoing heart surgery. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, Taunton, was known throughout the city as proprietor of the traveling diner, which did a brisk business every day at the corner of Taunton Green. Hickey and his wife, parents of eight children, were honored by the city on Hickey's retirement in 1986, at which time Mayor Richard Johnson announced plans for possible future use of the lunch cart. Freshly restored by students at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, the diner was a highlight of the city's 350th anniversary parade Jun 04.
Saturday Jun 17, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 2
In Boston Jun 15, 1989, John F., husband of Rita A. nee Levesque Hickey, residence 8 Fayette Place. Funeral from the O'Keefe Funeral Home, Monday Jun 19 at 8:30 A.M. Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to be present. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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John F. Hickey Jr., 73, who died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital following a short illness, was a native and lifelong resident of Taunton. He was the husband of Rita A. (Levesque) Hickey. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, owned Hickey's Diner for 42 years, before retiring in 1986. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in the class of 1936, of which he was president. He attended St. Mary's Church and was a member of Taunton Elks Lodge 150. Past president of Brick House School and of Taunton Western Little League, he was also a past regional representative to the National Little League. His past memberships also included the Coyle High School Father's Club, James Coyle Council 82, Knights of Columbus, and the Troop Committee of Boy Scout Troop 6 of Immaculate Conception Church. He was the son of the late John F. and Alice L. (Durnin) Hickey. In addition to his widow, he leaves four sons, John Michael Hickey of Raynham, Peter F. and William J. Hickey, both of Punta Gorda, FL, and Thomas J. Hickey of Bridgewater; four daughters, Mrs. Richard (Judith A.) Floor of North Dighton, Mrs. James (Patricia A.) Curley of Lakeville, Mrs. Joseph (Marcia A.) Welch of Seekonk, and Joyce E. Hickey of Onset; a sister, Mrs. Richard M. (Jean L.) Paulson of Taunton; 10 grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
Photo of Hickey's Diner courtesy Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton
Friday Jun 16, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 1
John F. Hickey, 72, whose lunch cart called Hickey's Diner was a Taunton landmark for 40 years, died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital of a heart condition. Husband of the former Rita Levesque of Taunton's Whittenton section, he had retired in 1986 after undergoing heart surgery. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, Taunton, was known throughout the city as proprietor of the traveling diner, which did a brisk business every day at the corner of Taunton Green. Hickey and his wife, parents of eight children, were honored by the city on Hickey's retirement in 1986, at which time Mayor Richard Johnson announced plans for possible future use of the lunch cart. Freshly restored by students at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, the diner was a highlight of the city's 350th anniversary parade Jun 04.
Saturday Jun 17, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 2
In Boston Jun 15, 1989, John F., husband of Rita A. nee Levesque Hickey, residence 8 Fayette Place. Funeral from the O'Keefe Funeral Home, Monday Jun 19 at 8:30 A.M. Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to be present. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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John F. Hickey Jr., 73, who died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital following a short illness, was a native and lifelong resident of Taunton. He was the husband of Rita A. (Levesque) Hickey. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, owned Hickey's Diner for 42 years, before retiring in 1986. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in the class of 1936, of which he was president. He attended St. Mary's Church and was a member of Taunton Elks Lodge 150. Past president of Brick House School and of Taunton Western Little League, he was also a past regional representative to the National Little League. His past memberships also included the Coyle High School Father's Club, James Coyle Council 82, Knights of Columbus, and the Troop Committee of Boy Scout Troop 6 of Immaculate Conception Church. He was the son of the late John F. and Alice L. (Durnin) Hickey. In addition to his widow, he leaves four sons, John Michael Hickey of Raynham, Peter F. and William J. Hickey, both of Punta Gorda, FL, and Thomas J. Hickey of Bridgewater; four daughters, Mrs. Richard (Judith A.) Floor of North Dighton, Mrs. James (Patricia A.) Curley of Lakeville, Mrs. Joseph (Marcia A.) Welch of Seekonk, and Joyce E. Hickey of Onset; a sister, Mrs. Richard M. (Jean L.) Paulson of Taunton; 10 grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
Friday Jun 16, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 1
John F. Hickey, 72, whose lunch cart called Hickey's Diner was a Taunton landmark for 40 years, died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital of a heart condition. Husband of the former Rita Levesque of Taunton's Whittenton section, he had retired in 1986 after undergoing heart surgery. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, Taunton, was known throughout the city as proprietor of the traveling diner, which did a brisk business every day at the corner of Taunton Green. Hickey and his wife, parents of eight children, were honored by the city on Hickey's retirement in 1986, at which time Mayor Richard Johnson announced plans for possible future use of the lunch cart. Freshly restored by students at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, the diner was a highlight of the city's 350th anniversary parade Jun 04.
Saturday Jun 17, 1989 Taunton Daily Gazette page 2
In Boston Jun 15, 1989, John F., husband of Rita A. nee Levesque Hickey, residence 8 Fayette Place. Funeral from the O'Keefe Funeral Home, Monday Jun 19 at 8:30 A.M. Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to be present. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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John F. Hickey Jr., 73, who died Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital following a short illness, was a native and lifelong resident of Taunton. He was the husband of Rita A. (Levesque) Hickey. Hickey, of 8 Fayette Place, owned Hickey's Diner for 42 years, before retiring in 1986. Educated in Taunton schools, he graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in the class of 1936, of which he was president. He attended St. Mary's Church and was a member of Taunton Elks Lodge 150. Past president of Brick House School and of Taunton Western Little League, he was also a past regional representative to the National Little League. His past memberships also included the Coyle High School Father's Club, James Coyle Council 82, Knights of Columbus, and the Troop Committee of Boy Scout Troop 6 of Immaculate Conception Church. He was the son of the late John F. and Alice L. (Durnin) Hickey. In addition to his widow, he leaves four sons, John Michael Hickey of Raynham, Peter F. and William J. Hickey, both of Punta Gorda, FL, and Thomas J. Hickey of Bridgewater; four daughters, Mrs. Richard (Judith A.) Floor of North Dighton, Mrs. James (Patricia A.) Curley of Lakeville, Mrs. Joseph (Marcia A.) Welch of Seekonk, and Joyce E. Hickey of Onset; a sister, Mrs. Richard M. (Jean L.) Paulson of Taunton; 10 grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
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