• Rickey Doucey is a familiar face to everyone in White Hall. Of his 38 to 40 years of living here, he has been with the City of White Hall for 31 of those years. On a typical day at the city’s operations supervisor, he oversees all the aspects of the Water, Street, Animal Control and Meter Reading for the entire city.
• Doucey gets his motivation from his love of helping people and pointing them in the right direction. He also enjoys knowing that everyday he comes to work will be different. “You never know who is gonna come through the door here,” he said.
• Before becoming immobilized from an injury in 1999 when he was hit by a car while directing traffic, the Fire Department was a major part of his life as he spent 28 years with the WHFD, the last 10 of them as the Fire Chief. A proffession he truly misses, including the associated comroddery. “I still get a rush when I see a fire truck dispatched, with the lights and sirens going,” he said.
• In his spare time he enjoys making glass jewelry, a hobby that sparked his interest during a Trade Day he and his wife, Brenda had attended in Canton, Tex. Every since then he has tried his hand in the craft which is helped along with his keen eye for colors and intrigued by the fact that no matter what he does each piece comes out differently. “The good thing about making the glass jewelry is that you are able to reuse all of your waste,” he added.
• His advice to those wanting to begin a hobby is to find something that really interests you and try it on a small scale first. –Teresa Bennett
• Rickey Doucey is a familiar face to everyone in White Hall. Of his 38 to 40 years of living here, he has been with the City of White Hall for 31 of those years. On a typical day at the city’s operations supervisor, he oversees all the aspects of the Water, Street, Animal Control and Meter Reading for the entire city.
• Doucey gets his motivation from his love of helping people and pointing them in the right direction. He also enjoys knowing that everyday he comes to work will be different. “You never know who is gonna come through the door here,” he said.
• Before becoming immobilized from an injury in 1999 when he was hit by a car while directing traffic, the Fire Department was a major part of his life as he spent 28 years with the WHFD, the last 10 of them as the Fire Chief. A proffession he truly misses, including the associated comroddery. “I still get a rush when I see a fire truck dispatched, with the lights and sirens going,” he said.
• In his spare time he enjoys making glass jewelry, a hobby that sparked his interest during a Trade Day he and his wife, Brenda had attended in Canton, Tex. Every since then he has tried his hand in the craft which is helped along with his keen eye for colors and intrigued by the fact that no matter what he does each piece comes out differently. “The good thing about making the glass jewelry is that you are able to reuse all of your waste,” he added.
• His advice to those wanting to begin a hobby is to find something that really interests you and try it on a small scale first. –Teresa Bennett
