HOF 1954 Louie Henry Dick Jr.
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Louie Henry Dick, Jr.
Graduated in 1954 from McEwen High School
Played and Lettered in three sports at McEwen High School
Attended Eastern Oregon College
Joined the Marine Corp for four years from 1955-1959 and he came home as a sergeant with honorable discharge
Louie spent his working career at the USDA Forest Service 1959-1985
He married Marie Alexander in 1960 and they were married for 51 years
Louie was a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation serving both as treasurer and vice-chairman for the Board of Trustees
Has been a member of the forest and range committee, farm committee, Natural Resources committee, Tribal Water Committee, Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Tiicham Conservation District
He was also active with the American Indian/Alaska Native Employees Association for NRCS as an elder and the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame board.
Louie and Marie were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006
Awards/Recognition:
1978 for Intermediate Air Operations for Wallowa Whitman National Forest
1979 Certificate of Merit from USDA
1983 Effective Instructional Training for USDA FS
1986 Appreciation for Whitman Sesquicentennial Committee participation
1989 Pendleton High School award
1982 25 years of service as a federal employee with eh USDA
1983 Intro to Indian Culture at the Umatilla-Morrow County
1992 Tribal Leadership award with the CTUIR and Appreciation for the Bureau of Land Management
2000 Hells Canyon Preservation Council Award
1991 Umatilla Co. ASCS Office Service to Agriculutre
1993 US Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District
2005-2005 Oregon Soil and Water Conservation District
1997 United States Department of Energy Richland Operations office
Blue Mountain Elk Initiative Signing Ceremony
2004-2005 Intertribal Council
200-2012 Elected to Oregon Soil & Water Conservation District
1990-1994 Wallowa River Wild & Scenic
1996 Recognition Award for American Indian/Alaska National Council
2001 Certificate of Participation for AIANEA for NRCS In Albuquerque MN
2002 Certificate of Participation for AIANEA for NRCS in Cherokee, NC
2005 Land Use Planning Completion
Has two sons, Lance of Cayuse and Dallas of Thornhollow
He passed away on October 19, 2011
