Dr. Robert Hickson RIP

September 6, 2023

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All of us at Catholic Family News are saddened by the loss of Dr. Robert David Hickson, Jr., who departed this world on September 2. Dr. Hickson was an outstanding scholar and teacher and a great supporter of the Catholic faith and liturgy of all ages. He and his wife, CFN contributor Dr. Maike Hickson, have ten children and currently 27 grandchildren. He died a holy death having been fortified by the Last Sacraments and traditional prayers of the Church. There is a beautiful obituary written by his wife and family available online https://www.endersandshirley.com/obituary/robert-hickson-jr.

The Requiem Mass and Burial of Dr. Robert Hickson will be Saturday, September 9th at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary (1208 Archbishop Lefebvre Avenue Dillwyn, VA 23936). The Mass will be livestreamed from the seminary.

The visitation will take place Friday, September 8, from 5-7 p.m. at Enders and Shirley Funeral Home (1050 West Main Street, Berryville, VA 22611). A Rosary will be prayed there at 6 p.m.

Flowers are welcome and if a donation is preferred, a memorial donation may be given to St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary (https://stas.org/en/donations).

Brian McCall

With degrees from Yale University, the University of London, and the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCall is a member of the faculty of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Mr. McCall became Editor-in-Chief of Catholic Family News in 2018. He is the author of numerous books and articles on law, politics, and Catholic Social Teaching and has made frequent speaking appearances at academic and Catholic conferences on these topics. He and his wife are the parents of six children.

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