By Annabeth Miiler,
ShowMe Times Editor

Dexter’s aldermen said farewell to one of their own Monday evening, as an Alderman Dr. Rick Hux resigned from the board.

Ward II Alderman Hux formally presented his resignation to the board at Monday evening’s meeting. The board reluctantly accepted Hux’s resignation.

Hux’s wife Annette has accepted a position at Arkansas State University as assistant department chair of professor of Education, Leadership, Curriculum, and Special Education at the Jonesboro university. The family is moving to Jonesboro this summer. However, Hux plans on continuing his position as the director of the Malden Campus of Southeast Missouri State University.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed serving for two full terms as an Alderman in Ward II and appreciate our community’s faith and support,” Hux wrote in his resignation letter.

“We certainly have appreciated the contributions,” Mayor Joe Weber said. “We’re going to miss your humor.”

Others concurred with Weber’s statements.

“I will tell you, it’s been a privilege working with him,” City Administrator Mark Stidham said. “He brought a lot to the table and we’re going to miss him.”

“We’re going to miss the old codger,” Alderman Terry Battles joked during Aldermanic Forum.

“I’m going to miss you guys. I enjoyed this quite a bit,” Hux said during the meeting. “When I was first approached about running I had to think about it a bit. But I have enjoyed it. There’s a little melancholy in leaving. I need to go and do these other things and support my wife in her new job. I have enjoyed serving and hope I’ve been a benefit to the city.”

Hux completed two complete terms on the city board. He was reelected to a third term this spring. Hux explained that his wife's position at ASU was not posted until after the municipal election.

Photo Above: Alderman Rick Hux posed with a "Flat Stanley" children's book character prior to a Board of Alderman meeting this winter.