The Austin High School community named the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) building in honor of Sergeant First Class (SFC) Freddy L. Dickey, a U.S. Army veteran and longtime educator.
Dickey devoted more than four decades to service, 22 years in the military and another 22 shaping young lives as a JROTC instructor, athletic coach and mentor in the Houston Independent School District.
The ceremony drew more than 70 attendees, including family members, former students, faculty and community leaders.
A life of service
Born in Porter, Texas and a 1976 graduate of Huntsville High School, Dickey spent two decades in the Army, earning multiple honors, including the Army Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. After retiring from active duty in 1999, he pursued higher education in project management and criminal justice while beginning a new chapter at Austin High School…