Background
Hecker, George Sprake was born on January 20, 1922 in St. Louis. Son of Harold Frederick and Leona (Sprake) Hecker.
Hecker, George Sprake was born on January 20, 1922 in St. Louis. Son of Harold Frederick and Leona (Sprake) Hecker.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Amherst College, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1949.
From associate to partner, Shepley, Kroeger, Fisse & Ingamells, St. Louis, 1949-1967; partner, Shepley, Kroeger, Fisse & Hecker, St. Louis, 1967-1968; partner, Shepley, Kroeger & Hecker, St. Louis, 1969-1971; partner, Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, St. Louis, 1971-1995; of counsel, Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, St. Louis, since 1995. Chairman 22d judicial circuit committee Missouri Supreme Court, 1971-1974.
Board directors Independence Center, since 1981. Board directors Barnard Free Skin and Cancer Hospital, since 1951, president, 1974-1975. Board directors National Alliance for Mentally Ill, 1979-1984, president, 1979-1981.
Board directors Missouri Coalition Alliances for Mentally Ill, 1992-1996, president, 1993-1996. Member general board German American Heritage Society, since 1992, president, 1992-1994, chairman, since 1995. Board trustees St. Louis County Mental Health Military Board, since 1993.
Member Missouri Governor's McBride Commission on Mental Health, 1995. Member American Bar Association, Bar Association St. Louis (vice president 1958-1959), Phi Beta Kappa, Noonday Club, St. Louis (Missouri) Country Club.
Married Susan Strickler Niekamp, March 18, 1960. Children: Susan Darcy, Gilbert Cox (deceased), Edward Niekamp.