{"id":24628,"date":"2017-08-09T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T19:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=24628"},"modified":"2017-08-09T02:37:14","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T07:37:14","slug":"blick-family-honors-sons-legacy-with-new-apsu-agriculture-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/08\/09\/blick-family-honors-sons-legacy-with-new-apsu-agriculture-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Blick family honors son\u2019s legacy with new APSU agriculture scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Brock Blick wanted some cows. That\u2019s all the 11-year-old talked about (along with hunting and fishing and golf and baseball), especially after spending the day on his grandfather\u2019s farm. Brock would come home at night and inform his father they needed more land to hold all his cows\u2014he wanted 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, \u2018Ok, we\u2019ll do that,\u2019\u201d Mark Blick, Brock\u2019s father, said. \u201c\u2018When you turn 15, we\u2019ll buy some land, and we\u2019ll get you some cows.\u2019 He absolutely loved cows.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Family<\/a>

Family establishes Brock Blick Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture at Austin Peay State University.<\/p><\/div>\n

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On January 8th, 2017, Brock Wyatt Blick\u2014a sixth grade student known for his warm smile and his eagerness to help others\u2014died while on a hunting trip with friends and family.<\/p>\n

In the days that followed, the phrase \u201cBe Like Brock\u201d appeared all over Clarksville, reminding people to be more like the 11-year-old. His mother, Jeri Blick, was amazed by this response.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they said \u2018Be Like Brock,\u2019 it meant to be kind to others, help others,\u201d she said. \u201cDuring those two days of the service and the funeral, I heard so many stories of things he\u2019d done or said. Even though he was only 11, he had such a big impact on people. And we thought, how can we honor him?\u201d<\/p>\n

On July 29th, the Blick family, along with a few close friends, gathered at the Austin Peay State University farm to begin the first phase of a plan to honor Brock\u2019s legacy. That afternoon, the Blicks presented APSU President Alisa White with a large financial gift, establishing the Brock Blick Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen this happened, Jeri and I were trying to figure out how to do his legacy, it automatically came to a scholarship in agriculture here at Austin Peay,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

The presentation took place in the farm\u2019s new classroom building, with Mark holding a large, framed photo of his son. President White immediately noticed the boy\u2019s famed smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make a pledge that we\u2019ll make sure he\u2019s not forgotten,\u201d she said. \u201cYou\u2019ll always remember him, you\u2019ll always have that. But we\u2019ll make sure that other people know, and not just what he did but the kind of heart he had and the kind of heart his family had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Don Sudbrink, chair of the APSU Department of Agriculture, told the Blicks he was honored to help continue Brock\u2019s legacy, and he pointed out that the new scholarship will help the entire community by producing qualified agricultural professionals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have this wonderful opportunity to remember Brock, and to help agriculture students,\u201d he said. \u201cRight now there are 7.4 billion humans on this earth, and there will be almost 10 billion by 2050. Those are all mouths that have to be fed, and agriculture has to continue to produce in order to keep up with it. We need a trained group of scientists and technicians and salespeople who know how to work with farmers to help grow agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n

[320left]The new scholarship is only part of the Blicks\u2019 larger plan for honoring their son. The family received overwhelming community support in the days and months since Brock passed away, and this November, they plan to funnel that support into the creation of the Brock Blick Fund of Excellence in Agriculture at APSU.<\/p>\n

On October 6th, the Blicks will host a golf tournament at both the Clarksville Country Club and the River Club of Clarksville. At 6:00pm that night, they will also host a dinner at the country club, with a silent and live auction.<\/p>\n

The auctions will include several high-end items such as a guitar signed by Paul McCartney, a guitar signed by Brooks and Dunn and a robe signed by wrestling legend Ric Flair. The proceeds from all those events will go toward the Brock Blick Fund of Excellence in Agriculture at Austin Peay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve made a special commitment to Austin Peay so his legacy will go on and on forever,\u201d Mark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just loved to be around cows,\u201d Jeri added. \u201cI just feel like this is the best place to honor his legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

For information on these events, or on the scholarship and the fund of excellence, contact the APSU Advancement Office at 931.221.7127.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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