Obituary of Neil Vick

Neil Allen Vick, age 64, of Boyero, Colorado passed away January 20, 2010 at his home in Boyero. Neil was born July 31, 1945 in Hugo, CO to parents Ralph A. and Mary Anna Alice (Becker) Vick. He was one of four children born to this union. Neil graduated from Hugo High School in 1963. He then went on to attend Otero Junior College in La Junta and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, with an emphasis in Ag Business. Neil married Jerilyn S. Bollacker on August 9, 1969. The couple had two sons, Ryan and Aaron. The family made their home in the Boyero area where Neil worked for K.C. Electric and raised cattle. He loved the beauty of the land and his ranching lifestyle. Neil was a member of the United Methodist Church of Hugo; The Colorado Cattleman’s Association, the Genoa-Hugo Booster Club and also served on the Lincoln County Land Use Board. He was a past President of the Genoa-Hugo School Board, serving two terms during the time of the Genoa-Hugo consolidation. Neil was involved with many school activities over the years and also enjoyed studying geography, traveling, camping and spending time with family and friends. During his past times, he watched western movies, memorized trivia facts, collected old cast iron banks and pocket knives. Neil was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Alice, as well as brothers Bob and Duncan. He is survived by his wife Jerilyn of Boyero, CO; son Ryan (Trudy) Vick of Peyton, CO and their children Coby and Kylie; son Aaron Vick of Centennial, CO; sister Wanda Singleton of Hanapepe, Hawaii; and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.