Heather Lacey

Heather Lacey, 53, of Marblehead, decided to take the party elsewhere on January 22, 2025. For the past 6 years, Heather played ‘Whac-A-Mole’ with cancer, and did it with courage, dignity, grace, and an unwavering sense of humor. She is survived by the light of her life, daughter Sydney, and the love of her life and husband of 14 years, John Wetmore. In addition to John and Sydney, Heather leaves behind her mother, Patricia Lacey, brother Dan Lacey and his wife Aimee, sister Melanie, brother Michael and his husband Mark, and sister Marisa and her husband Gary. Heather was predeceased by her father, Donald Lacey.

Born on January 25th, 1971, Heather grew up in New Castle, Delaware and was the youngest of five siblings. A 1993 graduate of the University of Delaware and a 1997 graduate of Suffolk University Law School, Heather spent the majority of her legal career as general counsel for Legal Seafoods, where she divided her responsibilities between managing litigation and overseeing employee-related issues. She was a fierce advocate for the company’s employees (other than those she had to fire) and was recognized by Vanguard Legal as one of Boston’s top Women in Law in 2021.

Heather was a fantastic attorney, but she worked to live, and she was really good at having a good time. She was happiest with her family and friends on any sunny beach; she absolutely loved Dewey Beach, Nantucket (the Flaming Daisy cocktail at Oran Mor was her favorite), St. John, Bermuda, Cabo San Lucas, Ocean City, and Key West.

Heather’s beauty and unique style captured everyone’s attention, but her kindness and charm made everyone with whom she came into contact want to be her friend. Heather also excelled at skiing, scrabble, and cooking. She made decent contributions to her trivia team at the Dolphin Yacht Club and was mostly a failure at being on time for anything.

In addition to her family, Heather also leaves her dogs, Tucker and Piper, as well as her cat Romeo, and the worst cat ever, Lil’ Bit. Heather also leaves behind a large wack pack of friends who will miss her more than words could possibly express, but will take comfort from memories of all kinds of shenanigans with Heather Lacey.

In lieu of flowers, kindly make a donation in Heather’s name to the Northeast Animal Shelter (mspca.org). A Celebration of Heather's Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Eastern Yacht Club, 47 Foster Street, Marblehead. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com for Heather's family.