Mr. Steve (Virgil) Vickers

November 12, 1946 - February 15, 2012

STEVE (Virgil) VICKERS, 65, of Larkspur, Colorado, passed away February 15, 2012, while working in Wilmington, Delaware. He was born November 12, 1946, in Massena, St. Lawrence, New York, a son of Harold Benjamin Virgil and Mary Myrtle Hart Virgil. He was the younger of 2 children, and is survived by his sister, Mary Elizabeth Virgil DePersia (Chris Sr. and Chris Jr.) of Flagstaff, AZ. Steve was raised by Orville Hart (Myrtle’s brother) and Margaret Hart along with their children, Jackie (Ed) Crowner (NY), Paulette Pierce (FL) and Greg Hart (NY). While employed by the IRS in Hawaii, he met and married Terry Ann Patten July 11, 1991, in Honolulu, Hawaii where they resided for several years. Steve graduated from Colonie Central High School, Albany, NY in 1964. He received an associate degree from Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY in 1966. While playing basketball for Hudson Valley, he was recruited by UTEP Coach Don Haskins. He graduated from University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) with a degree in Business Administration in the summer of 1968. He served in the U.S. Army September 1968-September 1971, and completed a tour of duty in Viet Nam with the 101st Airborne division. He was an agent for the Internal Revenue Service Treasury Department Jan 1972-Jan 1997. He was a long standing member of the Christie Lodge Board of Directors (Avon, CO) and past President and CEO of U.S. Consolidated Credit Union (Denver, CO). Upon his retirement from the IRS, he began Executive Decisions Consulting and was actively servicing clients at the time of his passing. He enjoyed skiing, fishing and sports. He loved the mountains, his Colorado ranch and his horses, dogs and cats (especially his cat, Barney). Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 1:00pm in the Timpanogos Park LDS Chapel, 955 N. 300 E., Orem, Utah. A Viewing will be held prior to the services beginning at 11:30am. Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery, where military honors by the VFW will be accorded. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to an animal charity of choice. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to an animal charity of your choice.