George Dickey, Champion Wire & Cable’s Western regional manager, died Dec. 10, just two days short of his 42nd birthday when he passed of a massive heart attack.
Dickey began his career in 1988 working as a salesman for King Wire & Cable in California. In 1995 he moved to Champion Wire & Cable in Phoenix. In 2000, Dickey became Champion’s Western regional manager.
Dickey served his country in a U.S. Army Special Forces unit as a Green Beret.
Dickey was a single parent. He is survived by his three children, Travis, 17, Sarah, 14 and Aislinn, 12.
The family has asked in lieu of sending plants or flowers that a donation be made to his children. A fund has been set up on behalf of his mother, Patricia Dickey, for the children’s future. Please send donations to: Champion Wire & Cable, attention Patricia Dickey, c/o Dickey Family Fund, 822 W. 22nd Street, Tempe AZ 85282. Phone: (480) 736-1800 or (800) 329-1900. Please make donations payable to Patricia Dickey.