LOCAL HERO | JASON HICKS
Original publish date: May-June 2018 SELFLESS SERVICE IS THE MOTTO FOR
JASON HICKS
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Where is he now? The Good Life featured Army Veteran Jason Hicks as the May/June 2018 Local Hero. In the past few years, the biggest change for Hicks has been that in his role as Commander of the United Patriotic Bodies of Fargo-Moorhead. He was part of the group effort that transitioned the organization to take over all funerals at the Fargo National Cemetery. Aside from that, he remains proud of his two kids who are currently serving in the MN National Guard. Hicks continues to enjoy life in the country citing that there’s always something to do. His latest endeavor is raising chickens which he likes to joke qualifies him as a rancher.
WRITTEN BY: ALEXANDRA FLOERSCH PHOTOS BY: URBAN TOAD MEDIA
Jason Hicks’ life motto is pretty simple: "If you take care of your people, they will take care of you.”
If you take care of your people, they will take care of you. While his oldest brother is a prison guard, his sister runs a nursing program and his other brother is a fireman, the Clay County investigations and narcotics detective can’t pinpoint what drove him and his siblings into careers of service. After all, neither of their parents had.
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But that’s not the case when it comes to military service, where there’s a very visible link. “Pretty much every male on my dad's side of the family – and my wife's side, for that matter – have all served. The only one who didn't was my brother, the fireman, because he had asthma," Hicks said. In fact, the Glyndon native himself joined the Army immediately after high school at just 19 years old. And, as life would have it, that undeniable pride for his
