Nick peacefully left this world on November 10, 2020, just a few days after his 74th birthday. Nick was born in Phoenix, Arizona on November 3, 1946, to Daryl and Olive McVicker. His parents Daryl DeWayne and Olive Doris McVicker preceded Nick in death. He is survived by his children Darlya Kaye Paffumi and her husband Angelo Paffumi, Nicholas DeWayne McVicker Jr. and his wife Wendy McVicker, Jared-Paul McVicker, and Heath-Thomas McVicker and his wife Chrystal McVicker, and his siblings Kay Rippiere, Patricia Kent, Doris McVicker, Chuck McVicker, Mark McVicker, John McVicker, Mary Dunn, and Allen McVicker. Nick's life was surrounded by his four children, and eight grandchildren: Alexis, Gabrielle, Angelo Jr, Nicholas III, Victoria, Sadie, Gwendalyn, and LilyAnna. They all were his life. He was truly loved and will be missed. Nick raised his children, while working as a teacher, principal, and dean for school districts in Pinal County and retired in 2010. He even worked at one time as a truant officer, and he truly enjoyed doing it. He coached football, basketball, and baseball over the years and was a great asset to the school and a mentor to the kids. He graduated with his Master’s Degree in Education, from the University of Phoenix. A Rosary Mass will be held Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 4:30 pm, at the Valley of the Sun Mortuary with a celebration of his life afterwards. The funeral mass will be held on Monday, November 23, 2020 at 10:00 am, St. Anne Roman Catholic Parish, located at 440E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert, AZ, with Interment following at Valley of the Sun Cemetery, 10940 E. Chandler Heights Road, Chandler, Arizona.
Teacher’s Prayer
I want to teach my children how To live this life on earth, To face its struggles and its strife And to improve their worth. Not just the lesson in a book Or how the rivers flow, But how to choose the proper path Wherever they may go. To understand eternal truth And know right from wrong, And gather all the beauty of
A flower and a song. For if I help the world to grow In wisdom and in grace, Then I shall feel that I have won
And I have filled my place. And so I ask Your guidance, God, That I may do my part, For character and confidence And happiness of heart.
~James J. Metcalf
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