Memorial Service for Richard Dockett Is Friday

Services for Richard Dockett will be held Friday. 

As first reported by Patch, Richard Dockett, an advocate for the citizens of University City and the children in the School District of University City passed away June 14, 2013.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Mount Gideon MB Church, 6505 Etzel Avenue. A gathering will immediately follow the service at the University City Community Center, 975 Pennsylvania.

See our previous story: Richard Dockett, U City Advocate, Dies

Dockett was a tireless advocate for the people of University City. Mayor Shelley Welsch named Jan. 19, 2013, Richard Dockett Day in University City. The School District named the gymnasium for Dockett in a celebration May 17.

See a complete photo gallery from the Pershing Gym dedication on University City Patch's Facebook page.

In 2010, Dockett participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day March in St. Louis. See Dockett in this YouTube video. (Editor's Note: Dockett appears about the 4:30 mark in the video.)

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dockett is survived by wife Wilma Dockett. He is also survived by a daughter, Pamela Dockett, of St. Louis; two sons, Kymal Dockett, of St. Louis, and Kymo Dockett of Washington; and a grandson, Octavian Dockett.

See more on Richard Dockett:

• Pershing Gym Dedicated to Richard Dockett Friday
• Pershing Gym Dedication, ‘Jazz Under the Stars’ Tonight
• Pershing Gymnasium Named for Richard Dockett
• January 19 Is Richard Dockett Day in U City