{"id":17887,"date":"2012-09-19T05:07:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T05:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=17887"},"modified":"2012-09-19T05:07:12","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T05:07:12","slug":"former-atsf-gc-merlyn-hicks-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/former-atsf-gc-merlyn-hicks-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ATSF GC Merlyn Hicks dies","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retired UTU General Chairperson Merlyn Hicks, 85, died Sept. 15 in Arkansas City, Kan.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, Hicks was employed by the former Atchison, Topeka &amp; Santa Fe Railway (now part of BNSF) for almost 30 years before his election as secretary to Santa Fe General Committee of Adjustment 009 (Kansas City). He was elected general chairperson in 1980 and retired in 1991. Hicks also served as a delegate, representing UTU Local 464 (Arkansas City).<\/p>\n<p>Hicks was preceded in death by his wife, Charline, and is survived by two children and numerous grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired UTU General Chairperson Merlyn Hicks, 85, died Sept. 15 in Arkansas City, Kan. 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