The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, May 2, 1995                   TAG: 9505020233
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

DR. OLIVER H. BRICKER III

Dr. Oliver H. Bricker III, 50, a local veterinarian in Virginia Beach, died on May 1, 1995, in DePaul Medical Center.

He was born in Aurora, Ill., and practiced medicine in Virginia since 1979. He was a graduate of Windham College in Putney, Vt., and received his doctorate at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico. Dr. Bricker opened the Abbey Animal Hospital as sole practitioner in 1980. He was a member of the American Animal Hospital Association. He was an avid sailboard enthusiast and member of the Tidewater Windsurfing Association.

He is survived by his wife, Sandy; daughter, Abby; and son, Garrett, all of Virginia Beach; his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Oliver H. Bricker Jr. of Daytona Beach, Fla.; and two brothers, Charles and Arthur Bricker.

A chapel service will be conducted Wednesday, May 3, 1995, at 5 p.m. in Lynnhaven Methodist Church, Little Neck Road, with a private viewing for friends and family from 4 to 5 p.m. Burial will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the Virginia Beach S.P.C.A. Kellum Funeral Home, Bonney Road Chapel, is in charge.

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