St. John to honor life of Principal Fike

St. John

St. John will honor the memory and celebrate the life of Richard (Dick) Fike, former school principal, counselor and athletic director. He retired in 1988 after serving at St. John since 1965.

Mr. Fike died in Lewiston, Idaho, March 14, 2015.

Mr. Fike began his teaching career in 1950 at Winthrop, where he coached football, basketball and baseball. The next year he and Monna moved to Nezperce, Idaho, where he taught until they moved to St. John.

He was inducted into the Washington Secondary School Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame in 1996.

Dick and wife Monna raised the...