基奧卡克將軍里克 (Geneal Ricker)，102 歲，逝世；是二戰老兵

週四，基奧卡克失去了一名二戰老兵，里克將軍去世，享年 102 歲。

Keokuk lost one of its World War II veterans on Thursday, when Geneal Ricker passed away at the age of 102.

週四，基奧卡克失去了一名二戰老兵，里克將軍去世，享年 102 歲。

She had been living at River Hills Village for a number of years.

她已經在河山村生活了很多年。

Ricker was born Jan. 27, 1922, to Ray and Mildred Blan. According to an article about Ricker by Terry Altheide in 2018, her parents were active in the local American Legion.

里克出生於 1922 年 1 月 27 日，父親是雷·布蘭 (Ray Blan)，母親是米爾德里德·布蘭 (Mildred Blan)。根據 Terry Altheide 在 2018 年發表的一篇關於 Ricker 的文章，她的父母活躍於當地的美國軍團。

Ricker joined the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in the Naval Reserve during the war. She was a radio operator at the Brooklyn Naval Air Station.

戰爭期間，里克加入了海軍預備隊的 WAVES（接受緊急志願服務的女性）。她是布魯克林海軍航空站的無線電操作員。

In a 2018 interview with the Daily Gate City, she said she decided to join the Navy because of her father.

2018年，她在接受《每日門城報》採訪時表示，她決定加入海軍是因為父親。

“My father was in World War I and that's all he ever talked about,” she said.

「我父親參加過第一次世界大戰，這就是他談論的一切，」她說。

In that 2018 interview, she said she thought by joining the armed forces, she would make her father proud.

在 2018 年的採訪中，她說她認為加入武裝部隊會讓她的父親感到自豪。

She said one of the perks of where she was stationed was being able to visit New York City.

她說她駐紮地的好處之一是能夠訪問紐約市。

“For a hometown girl, that was the thrill of a lifetime,” she said.

「對於一個家鄉女孩來說，這是一生中最令人興奮的事情，」她說。

She still has a connection to NYC with her granddaughter Taya Ricker being a musician and living there.

她仍然與紐約保持聯繫，她的孫女 Taya Ricker 是一名音樂家並居住在那裡。

After her service, she returned to Keokuk and married Ronald Ricker on Dec. 14, 1947.

退休後，她返回基奧卡克並於 1947 年 12 月 14 日與羅納德·里克 (Ronald Ricker) 結婚。

According to the Altheide article, their meeting has a story behind it.

根據阿爾泰德的文章，他們的會面背後有一個故事。

Ronald Ricker owned and operated the Meadow Gold Ice Cream Store at 10th and Main streets. Geneal used to babysit her younger sister, Joy, who was 13 years her junior.

Ronald Ricker 擁有並經營位於第 10 街和主街的 Meadow Gold 冰淇淋店。通用（Geneal）曾經照顧比她小 13 歲的妹妹喬伊（Joy）。

Both girls would venture to Ricker's shop for ice cream cones. One day, young Joy slipped off a counter stool and bumped her head. Later on, Ronald called to see if she was all right.

兩個女孩都會冒險去瑞克的店買蛋捲冰淇淋。有一天，年輕的喬伊從櫃檯凳上滑下來，撞到了頭。後來，羅納德打電話來看看她是否還好。

That was the start of a relationship that lasted for 49 years and produced two sons and a daughter.

一段持續了 49 年的關係就此開始，並育有兩子一女。

Ronald Ricker, also a Navy veteran, passed away July 5, 2006.

羅納德·里克 (Ronald Ricker) 也是一名海軍退伍軍人，於 2006 年 7 月 5 日去世。

Ricker along with fellow World War II veteran Phyllis Miller, who passed away in November 2018 at the age of 94, were honored in the 2018 Keokuk Labor Day Parade.

Ricker 和二戰老兵菲利斯·米勒 (Phyllis Miller) 於 2018 年 11 月去世，享年 94 歲，他們在 2018 年基奧卡克勞動節遊行中受到表彰。

In a 2023 interview celebrating four centenarians at River Hills, Ricker, then 101, said she always loved to meet new people and learn about them. She also mentioned she liked to go fishing and often used various means to get her dad to take her fishing with him.

2023 年，101 歲的里克在河山慶祝四位百歲老人的一次採訪中表示，她總是喜歡結識新朋友並了解他們。她也提到自己喜歡釣魚，並經常用各種方式讓爸爸帶她一起去釣魚。

Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk is handling funeral arrangements, which were pending as of Thursday.

基奧卡克的維根紀念館正在處理葬禮安排，截至週四尚未決定。