Hosea Pierce Jr., known for portraying EPB’s Dr. Shock in electrical safety programs for children in Hamilton County in the early 2000s, died April 24.
Pierce, according to his obituary from John P. Franklin Funeral Home, worked for EPB for 25 years after he served in the Army for seven years.
He put on programs as Dr. Shock with his sidekick, Dr. Kilowatt, played by Lisa Miller, and EPB’s mascot, Louie the Lightning bug, in schools, at homeschool and 4H events and children’s museums, according to Chattanooga Times Free Press archives.
Pierce was also a member of the Chattanooga Beer and Wrecker Board and served as secretary in 1995, according to Times Free Press archives.
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