CWO Richard “Rick”James Oliver Huggatt, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Richard “Rick” James Oliver Huggatt, CD (Ret’d) in Edmonton AB on 21 March 2020.

Rick joined the Canadian Forces in 1969 as a Sapper at the age of 17 and served a full career with the Canadian Military Engineers. His career included postings to 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (CER), 8 Field Engineer Regiment in Edmonton AB, 22 Field Squadron in Gagetown NB, 4 CER in Lahr GE, The Canadian Forces of School of Military Engineering in Chilliwack BC and with 4 Wing at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake AB. During his career he deployed with 1 CER on UNIKOM to Kuwait in 1991 and to Croatia on UNPROFOR in 1992-93. Rick retired from the Canadian Forces in 2004 and settled in Edmonton. ^{khApr20}