Cambria County PA Archives Obituaries.....O'Kicki, Joseph Francis December 2, 1996
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Joseph O'Kicki was born in Park Hill, Pa on August 16, 1930, son of Antonia
Martincic and Joseph O'Kicki, both immigrants from Slovenia. He was
valedictorian of his Franklin High School class; graduated from the University
of Pittsburgh with a BS in Physical Chemistry and from the University of
Pittsburgh Law School with a JD in 1954.  He served in the US Navy during the
Korean Conflict. After graduating from law school he opened a law office in
Johnstown, Pa and worked as an attorney until 1971 when he was elected Judge of
Common Pleas of Cambria County, an office he held until 1991.  In 1988 he was
appointed as President Judge. Joseph O'Kicki was twice nominated for the Federal
Bench. He retired and moved to Slovenia in 1993 where he worked for Gospardarski
Vestnik, the largest business publishing house in Slovenia; as a teacher for the
public school system and private English instructor;  as a translator; and a
consultant to Mayor Rupel. He was married to Sylvia, and was the father of nine
children. Joseph is buried in Zale Cemetary, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.  

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