Arlie Henry Vick

Arlie Henry Vick passed away peacefully on the evening of September 3, 2016 while surrounded by his loving wife and daughter. He was 84 years old. Arlie was preceded in death by his parents William and Marie Vick, his brother Don Vick and his son Jerry Vick. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ruth Carter Vick, and their daughters, Arlene Sharon Schadel of Tyrone, NM and Sandra “Sandy” Ruth Brooks of Barry, TX. He is also survived by his brother Larry Vick and his grandchildren Erin Oldham, Leslie Schadel-Turnbow, Kasi Hayes and Kimberly McClellan. Services for Arlie Vick will be held Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:00pm in the Chapel at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home with Bro. Floyd Petersen officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home from 6 - 8pm. Pallbearers are Lex Schadel, Cris Brooks, Joey McClellan, Spence Hayes, Easton Hayes, Frank Smith, and Darrell Capehart. Burial will take place at Dresden Cemetery on FM 744 in Navarro County, TX. Arlie Vick was born on September 20, 1932 outside Portales, NM to Bill and Marie Vick. Arlie was the first of three boys, along with brothers Don and Larry Vick. The family eventually settled in Bisbee, AZ where his father worked for Phelps Dodge Corporation, a copper mining company. At age 15, Arlie left school and joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed in the Azores Islands off the coast of Portugal where he worked as a cryptographer. Later, he was transferred to Pepperrell Air Force base in St John’s Newfoundland, Canada, where he met the love of his life, Ruth Carter. Arlie and Ruth were married in St John’s on November 28, 1951. After receiving an honorable release from serving four years with the Air Force, the couple settled in Bisbee, Arizona where he began a 41-year career with Phelps Dodge Mining Company. At Phelps Dodge, he completed an electrical apprenticeship where he received top honors recognition in the state of Arizona. The couple raised three children: Jerry, Arlene and Sandy in Bisbee. The family transferred to Tyrone, NM in 1967 where Arlie served as Electrical Field Foreman and in 1974 moved to Playas, NM where he helped build a new smelter as Chief Electrical Supervisor. The family remained in Playas until Arlie retired in 1994. Arlie and Ruth truly enjoyed their retirement, spending time at their cabin in the mountains of Alpine, AZ, and traveling in their motor home to South Padre Island, TX or to visit family in Toronto, Canada and St. John’s Newfoundland. They were active owner-operators at Alpine Country Club and were Elks lodge members in Bisbee. Arlie was a family man who had a silly side that showed when playing with his grandchildren and people who knew him would always say he was one of the kindest, gentlest souls they had ever met.

Arlie Henry Vick

September 20, 1932 - September 3, 2016