Wick, Lucille
Mt. Lebanon

Lucille (Nolte) Wick, 83,
of Mt. Lebanon, died Sunday, May 18, 2008. Born March 2, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Rose (Miller) Nolte.
Lucille grew up in Brookline with her late brother, Bill. She married her recently departed husband of 57 years, Henry M. Wick, in 1950 and they settled in Mt. Lebanon in 1954. She was active in the Mt. Lebanon community, was the past president of the American Association of University Women, Ultrusa, member of the Board of Directors and Key Notes with Music for Mt. Lebanon, a trustee at Mt. Lebanon Library and an active member of the Twentieth Century Club. She was a proud graduate of South Hills High School and maintained lifeling friendships with her fellow classmates. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and at age 50, returned to school to earn her law degree in 1980 from Duquesne University School of Law. She then practiced law with her husband for 20 years at Wick, Streiff, Meyer, O'Boyle and Szeligo.
Lucille had a passion for music and pursued vocal training in both Pittsburgh and New York. She sang soprano in operas presented by the Pittsburgh Concert Society. She was also an accomplished pianist and always enjoyed playing for family and friends. Her love of music and the opera continued throughout her life as a longtime patron of the Pittsburgh Opera and Pittsburgh Symphony. Lucille enjoyed traveling with her family in the United States and Europe, where she utilized her language skills, speaking fluent Italian, German and French. She was also an avid gardener and spent most weekends in the summer tending to her flowers and vegetable gardens at her summer cottage in Deep Creek, Md.

She is the devoted mother of Elizabeth, James (Lisa) and Robert (Kelly), loving grandmother of Eliza and Kinsey; also survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews; beloved niece of the late John Miller. Friends will be welcomed from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 222 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. Interment at 11 a.m. Thursday in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at noon in Southminster Presbyterian Church, 799 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. If desired, the family suggest memorials to Mt. Lebanon Public Library Endowment Fund, 16 Castle Shannon Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15228.

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