Andrew Robert Hickman
June 08, 2011
Andrew Robert Hickman, 23, passed away at his home on June 8, 2011. Services will be on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church of Hope on Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. Family will greet friends after the service. Burial will be at Ankeny Memorial Gardens.
Andrew was born on February 10, 1988 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He grew up in Estherville, Iowa and graduated from Estherville Lincoln Central High School and then attended Iowa Central Community College. Andrew was employed at the Ankeny Diner in Ankeny where he was a chef; he loved to cook for others. He also enjoyed Frisbee golf and playing his guitar in jam sessions with his brother, Aaron, and friends. Andrew also loved animals, most of all his own cats.
He will be greatly missed by his parents, Ron and Lesly Hickman of Ankeny; sister, Kelty (Brian) Rome of Forest Lake, MN; brothers, Aaron Hickman of Ankeny and Grant (Christy) Hickman of West Des Moines; nephews, Everett and Dominic Hickman and Cael and Devin Rome; grandparents, Kathy and Les Kehn of Savage, MN; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Animal Rescue League. Online condolences to the family may be made at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Millie Eastlund
06/12/2011
Ron and Lesly, Words can be comforting but only our Lord can touch your heart where the pain and loss is at this time. To lose one's child no matter the age has to be devastating. Read God's Word especially the Psalms to find comfort. Support each other unbelievably in the days ahead and be open with each other. Know you are loved and being prayed for through this time of saddness and adjustment to your loss of Andrew. Love Millie and Al
Steve
06/12/2011
i work 4 k & g by where he worked. i enjoyed seeing him & talking 2 him every morning when he stopped in the store. he was like a friend & will b missed by all of us @ kum & go. my thoughts & prayers go out 2 his family.
Debra Thomas
06/12/2011
To the entire Hickman Family:
Wanted you to know we are praying for all of you when we got the news,and now, and with continued prayers for the future. I cant imagine the grief and the hurt you are experiencing, I am really sorry Leslie and all. Wasn't able to be there at the funeral, but my thoughts have been on you all since i got the news. Please stick together like glue in these months of healing and greiving. Leslie, I love you cuz, please takecare of yourself. Andrew will never be forgotten, his smile is all i can see.
Love your cousin and family:
Debra, Tyler and Alex
Orron & Del Thomas
06/12/2011
Ron & Lesly, We will always have you all in our thoughts and prayers. What a joy to see Aaron, Grant & Christy, Brian & Kelty, along with all the other families and friends. Pastor Jeremy gave such a comforting message. Andrew was a wonderful young man. He will always be remembered in our heart. Love, Uncle OT and Aunt Del
CJ Cloak (Johnson)
06/11/2011
Dearest Kelty and the entire Hickman family,
I am so devestated for your loss. Words cannot say what I want to say and I cannot imagine how you are coping. I do believe that our life continues when we pass on to the other plane...not to push my thoughts on you, but that Andrew will live on in spirit and touch in with you and your hearts and thoughts whenever you think of him.
He will know of your love for him and this will always keep him and you connected. Since I learned of his passing, I have prayed for his smooth transition and for healing and comfort on the other side. I have asked in prayer that he is greeted with beautiful Angels who will be with him.
I also pray that God will heal your heart from this terrible loss and sadness that you feel, knowing that this can only happen in time.
My prayers and thoughts go out to you and your family. God bless.
Love and prayers,
CJ-Constance (Johnson) Cloak
Kris Fay
06/11/2011
Lesly, Ron and family,
We were very saddened to hear of Andrew's passing. You have our deepest sympathy.
Kris, Jerry and Amy Fay
Wallingford, Iowa
Jack & Tara Bryson
06/11/2011
Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Love,
Jack & Tara Bryson
Rose Brown
06/11/2011
Ron, Lesly and Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I remember the first time I met Andrew at Nicks house, he sat down at the table and talked with me for almost an hour. I thought how great it was that Nick had a friend respectful, considerate, and so mature to sit down and keep Nicks grandma company. I enjoyed every time I got to talk with Andrew. He was a great person. Please know you are in my prayers.
Tim and Chantelle Adams
06/11/2011
Ron, Lesly, Aaron, Kelty, Grant and Family,
No words can really help ease the loss you bear from this tradgedy, and words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel. Andrews smile could always light up the room. Just know, all of you are very close in our every thought and prayers.
Nick Adams
06/11/2011
Ron, Lesly, and Family,
My heart is full of pain and sadness, and I am so sorry that your burden of pain is so heavy. The tears keep falling, and its been so many that I don't know that they are even thir. I love Andrew, he was my brother, and a brother to so many of us. Some of us just can't find the words to say, and 'sorry' seems to easy. I want you to know, we were kids, that grew to be men, and all of you helped us get their. We love you, we love your family, we love Andrew. Although our names were different, our experiences were the same, and growing up wasn't easy, but all of guys knew we had each other to lean on. Andrew was a big brother to all of us, and that is what we have lost, not just a best friend... we have lost our brother. Aaron, I love you, we all love you, and we are here. All of you are in my every single thought, every single day.
Tara & Wayne Scheffel
06/11/2011
Hi Lesly and Ron,
Kathy is one of my best friends in Chapter DP and she was quick to e-mail me so I could pass it on.
We could and did send Les and Kathy a card but wanted to extend our sympathy to you, too, but didn't know how to do that until she sent this to us today which I also passed on to our chapter.
We will be thinking of you and Andrew's brothers and sister for a long time. It is a good thing you are people of such wonderful faith to help you through.
Our prayers are with you.
Wayne and Tara
Shari Dreyer (Johansen)
06/11/2011
On behalf of the entire Dairy Queen crew, I send our deepest condolences. We are all deeply shaken that Andrew is gone and so wanted to be there today.
We send hugs and are so thankful to have had our time with him as a DQ employee and friend.
Shanel
06/11/2011
God bless this family.
Sandi Vespestad
06/11/2011
To the Hickman families:
Our deepest sympathy goes out to all of you in the loss of Andrew. We are grateful to have gotten to have the opportunity to meet Andrew. Andrew was always smiling and cheerful. Andrew was always wanting to help in any way that he could. Andrew was an awesome chef!!! We will miss his smiles and "omelets" at the Ankeny Diner. His hugs were real and they were sincere. I ache as I think of the void he leaves. Only God can fill that for each and everyone he has touched. I pray that God heals your heartaches at this time. Know that Andrew made an imprint on each and every person that he encountered in a very caring way. Our prayers go out to you all. We do not get to attend the services for Andrew but I write this now as they begin and will pray for all during this time. Sincerely, Ron and Sandi Vespestad
Marilee Hicks
06/11/2011
Words can't explain how sorry I am right now. He was one of the only people that I kept in touch with after high school, and he meant the world to me. He always knew how to put a smile on my face. I only wish that I could have done the same for him. When we talked on Sunday, I was blessed with a loving conversation with one of my closest friends. I am filled with a bunch of what ifs right now, but I know that Andrew found the peace that he was looking for. I hope that you can find peace. I can't imagine what you're going through, but please know that plenty of people are thinking about you. Andrew inspired me and touched so many lives. He was one of the few genuine people in my life that I could turn to whenever I had something on my mind.