Thomas Edward Hicks, a dedicated husband, father, uncle, educator and friend, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014, in Azle. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church of Fort Worth, 5001 Crestline Road. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Biggers Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials be made to Walnut Creek Elementary Library or the Azle Memorial Library. He was born October 31, 1947, to Berniece and Edward Aubrey Hicks in Fort Worth. He was a graduate of Lake Worth High School and received his Bachelor of Science in Education, Master of Education and Professional Educator Certification from TCU. He was a member of Alpha Phi Omega and the Kappa Delta Pi chapters at TCU. Mr. Hicks taught social studies for 15 years at Azle High School and served for 20 years as principal of Walnut Creek Elementary in Azle. He served on the Azle Memorial Library board as well as the board at St. Annes Episcopal Church in Lake Worth, and he was a member of All Saints Episcopal. Mr. Hicks is survived by his wife, Sharon Hicks of Azle; daughter and son-in-law, Christina and Sam Easterly of Arlington, Virginia; nieces and nephews, Angela Waugh, Dutch Alan Bryant, Tammy Taylor, Teresa Hernandez, Cody Harris and Casey Hajovsky; godchildren, Amy Tong, Matt Nutt and Chase Harris; and many other family members and friends.