Darrell "Buddy" Hicks Jr.

Darrell “Buddy” Hicks Jr., 61, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on December 16, 2021, at Kindred Medical Center Hospital in Houston, Texas.

A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. A Eulogy and Prayer will be read at 5:00 p.m.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 7, 1960, he was the son of Darrell Gene Hicks Sr. and Patricia Kavanagh Hicks. Buddy was a lifelong area resident and lived in Port Neches for the last 36 years. He worked as an operations manager at Seabulk. Buddy loved family, friends, camping, bass fishing, hunting and golf.

He was preceded in death by both of his parents.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Judy Hicks; sons, Tracy Hicks and wife Karla of Groves and Bradley Hicks and wife Danielle of Pleasanton, California; three grandchildren, Jaiden Hicks, Ayden Hicks and Ayla Hicks; sisters, Terri Cuccio and husband Tony of Leander, Tammy Case and husband Dave of Round Rock, Trish Abshier and husband Scott of Raywood; brothers, Mike Hicks and wife Becky of Dallas and Ronnie Hicks and wife Kay of Groves; aunts, Mary Anne Hayes of Chilton and Molly Kavanagh of Groves and many cousins