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Edward Joe Hauck left this earth on September 22nd, 2021, at the age of 86.
Ed was born in Richardton, North Dakota, to Joe and Anna Hauck. He grew up on the family farm and attended rural school until the fifth grade, when his parents moved to Dickinson, North Dakota.
Ed finished his elementary education at St. Patrick's Catholic School and later graduated from Model High School. He loved the game of basketball and was the team captain his senior year. It was during his high school years he met the love of his life Barbara Marczuk. They married and spent 59 years together before her passing in 2014.
In 1958 Ed was drafted into the Army and spent the bulk of his time at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, as a personnel record manager for the 7thETC.
Ed started his newspaper career as a paper boy and worked his way up to publisher, having worked in every department.
He became publisher of the Dickinson Press, and in 1989 moved to Enid, Oklahoma, and published the Enid News and Eagle, a member of the largest newspaper group, until his retirement in 1999.
Ed served on the board, and one year as chairman, during the realization and establishment of Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Enid.
He was honored to be asked to develop a slogan and art illustration during the Vance Air Force Base closing hearing. He was a member of the Dickinson Elks, Lions Club and Enid Rotary Club.
Ed enjoyed watching sports, playing cards, and working on designing new writing pens for his Etsy shop.
Ed is survived by his three loving daughters, Pamela Schank, Janelle (Tom) Gunderson and Michele (John) Gorder; six grandchildren, Jeremy, Melissa, Austin, Macy, Alex and Michael; and three great-grandchildren, Brielle, Jack and Paisley.
Ed's children and grandchildren consider his presence in their lives a
great gift.
He will be greatly missed by all.
A mass of Christian burial will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Former Enid News & Eagle publisher Edward Joe Hauck died Wednesday at the age of 86.
Hauck was publisher of the Enid News & Eagle from 1989 to 1999.
He served on the board, including one year as chairman, that led to the creation of Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Enid. He also was asked to develop a slogan and artwork to be used during the effort to save Vance Air Force Base during the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission round.
“Ed was my first publisher when I started working at the News & Eagle,” said Kevin Hassler, associate editor. “He steered the newspaper during the transition after the newspaper was sold by the Garber and Taylor families. He was a good newspaper man.”
Jerry Pittman was managing editor of the News & Eagle during much of
Hauck’s tenure as publisher.
“I appreciate the opportunity Ed gave me in
1991 to
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get back to a community
newspaper after years at newspapers in larger cities,” Pittman said. “He let
me retool the newspaper and increase staff and allowed us to tackle some
tough issues. He loved Enid and was one of the community leaders
instrumental in keeping Vance Air Force Base from closing during a mid-90s
BRAC round.”
Longtime News & Eagle writer and sports editor Jeff Mullin
also remembered Hauck.
“He was a nice guy and a good man to work for,” Mullin said.
Enid attorney Stephen Jones, in an op-ed piece published in the News & Eagle in 2015, shared a story about how the newspaper covered his appointment 20 years before as lead attorney for Timothy McVeigh, who then was accused of the Murrah Federal Building bombing.
“Monday, shortly after my formal appointment was filed of record, I telephoned Ed Hauck, the publisher of the Enid News & Eagle, and Jerry Pittman, managing editor,” Jones wrote. “I told them the news and said, ‘I am a draftee, not a volunteer.’ That was the second line under the headline the next morning in the Enid paper announcing my appointment.
“I have always been grateful to Ed and Jerry for breaking the news to this community that the judges had appointed me; I had not volunteered or been retained. I felt I had no other choice, under my oath as a lawyer, than to accept the appointment. My duty required I accept it.”
Hauck’s newspaper career was a long one. He started as a paper carrier in his home state of North Dakota and worked his way up to publisher, having worked in every department.
He was publisher of the Dickinson (N.D.) Press before moving to Enid in 1989, after the News & Eagle was acquired by Thomson Corp.
Hauck was born in Richardton, N.D., to Joe and Anna Hauck. He grew up on the family farm and attended rural school until the fifth grade when his parents moved to Dickinson.
He graduated from Model High School. He was captain of the high school basketball team his senior year.
He married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Marczuk, and they were married for 59 years before her passing in 2014.
In 1958, Hauck was drafted into the Army and spent most of his time at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland as a personnel record manager for the 7th ETC.
He was a member of the Dickinson Elks and Lions clubs and Enid Rotary Club.
Ed is survived by three daughters, Pamela Schank, Janelle Gunderson and Michele Gorder; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.
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