City of Nampa Holds Memorial Service for Late Mayor Rick Hogaboam

City of Nampa holds memorial service for late Mayor Rick Hogaboam

By: KIVI Staff Posted 8:50 AM, Mar 31, 2026 NAMPA, Idaho (KIVI) — The City of Nampa said goodbye to Mayor Rick Hogaboam on Tuesday as neighbors gathered at the Ford Idaho Center to honor his life and legacy. A changing of the guard at Hogaboam’s casket marked the beginning of a memorial centered around faith, family, and public service. "Today is the most difficult thing I have ever had to do as a mother," Hogaboam's mother, Michong Chong, said.…

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Nampa to hold memorial service for late Mayor Rick Hogaboam on Tuesday

The community is invited to attend a memorial service in honor of the late Mayor Rick Hogaboam at the Ford Idaho Center on Tuesday.Doors will open at 4:00 p.m., and the service is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.Mayor Hogaboam passed away after a medical emergency, a cardiac tamponade, at a public meeting earlier this month.Those who would like to attend the service are asked to park in the west lot, near Idaho Center Boulevard, and use "Entry 1.…