Robert Garey Dickson
Robert Garey “Skippy” Dickson, 67, of East Washington, died at 2:05 a.m. Friday, December 29, 2017, in Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital.
He was born April 26, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late C. Garey Dickson Jr. and Mary Jane Phillips Dickson.
Mr. Dickson graduated from Washington High School in 1968 and later graduated from West Liberty State University. He was Episcopalian.
He was employed as a steelworker for over 20 years at Jessop Steel, from where he retired.
Mr. Dickson was a member of Sons of the American Legion Edwin Scott Linton Post 175 and Keystone Club. He served for many years on the East Washington Borough Council. He was the head coach for East Washington midget football and youth basketball at the Brownson House for over 20 years, leading many of his teams to several championships. He was an assistant coach on the 1983-1984 Washington High School Prexies boys basketball state championship team. This was something that he was always very proud of and held close to his heart.
He was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed vacationing in Aruba for 30 years and was affectionately known there by many of his friends there as, “Pittsburgh Bob.” He was a free-spirited man that lived by his own rules. He will be dearly missed by all of his friends and family.
On June 23, 1973, he married Linda West Dickson, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Matthew Garey (Alicia) Dickson of McMurray; a daughter, Kelley Dickson of East Washington; two sisters, Judy (Ron) Glass of Virginia and Florida and Betsy McKnight of Florida; three grandchildren, Tre Jarboe, Tristian Jarboe and Markus Garey Dickson; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the time of service, Wednesday, January 3, in Warco-Falvo Funeral Home Inc., Wilson at East Katherine avenues, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, supervisor/director, Susan Falvo Warco, director, S. Timothy Warco II, director, with the Rev. Michael Lehman officiating. Interment will follow in Washington Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Schiffler Cancer Center of Wheeling Hospital, 1 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV 26003.
Condolences may be expressed at www.WarcoFalvoFuneralHome.com.