Hecht, Chic, 1928-2006

HECHT, Jacob Chic, a Senator from Nevada; born in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., November 30, 1928; graduated, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., 1949; United States Army Intelligence Corps, special agent 1951-1953; named to Army Intelligence Hall of Fame in 1988; businessman and banker; member, Nevada State senate 1967-1975; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1982 and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1989; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1988; Ambassador to the Bahamas, 1989-1993; returned to private life in Nevada; was a resident of Las Vegas at the time of his death, due to prostate cancer complications, on May 15, 2006.

<p>Mayer Jacob "Chic" Hecht (November 30, 1928 – May 15, 2006) was a Republican United States Senator from Nevada from 1983 to 1989 and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 1989 to 1993.</p>

<p>Hecht was born into a Jewish family in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. His mother was born in Kiev and his paternal grandparents were from Poland and Germany. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in retailing from Washington University in St. Louis in 1949.</p>

<p>Hecht attended Military Intelligence School at Fort Holabird and served as an intelligence agent with the U.S. armed forces during the Korean War, from 1951 to 1953. Hecht was a member of the National Military Intelligence Association, and was inducted into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame in 1988.</p>