John Dickey

Age: 61

Summary: former naval officer and patriarch of a Biloxi, Mississippi family gospel group who sang mostly in churches and at some conventions and social events, who also traveled some as the opening act with the well-known gospel group The Staple Singers, but the group broke up after his sons graduated from high school, whose most recent endeavor was a featured commercial endorsement for Biloxi Regional Medical Center.

Cause of Death: Drowned in the floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina

Born: December 6, 1944

Died: August 30, 2005

Location: Biloxi, Mississippi