Todd Allen Sickel, 80, a resident of the Gulf Coast of Alabama since 1986, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.
Todd was born May 3, 1934 in Kansas City where he resided most of his life.
A graduate of Central High School, he went on to attend the University of Missouri at Columbia. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and a proud member of the 1954 Mizzou baseball NCAA World Series Championship and inducted in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He went on to sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers AAA team.
Todd was an avid golfer, meeting many good golf buddies along his way, but the 19th hole was his favorite.
He leaves behind many wonderful friends.
Todd was a member of the U.S. military.
He is survived by his wife, Melanie Sickel of Orange Beach; three daughters, Linda Cooke, Laura Baumann and Jennifer Daley; five grandchildren, Katherine, Peter and Isabel Cook, and Andrew and Nicholas Baumann.
A celebration of Todd’s life will be held at Franco’s Italian Restaurant in Orange Beach on March 3, 2015 at 6 p.m.
The family suggests a memorial donation in Todd’s name to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave. Seventh Floor, New York or online.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Foley.
