Dorothy Marie Deel Heck went to a Catholic Girl's School in Philadelphia, where she also married at the Germantown Presbyterian Church and Christened her first son. 
She made many lifetime friends in Philly, known for the Cheese Steak, Independence Hall and Liberty Bell; at the Jersey Shore, home of Barnegat Light, the Good News Club, Hoagies and Ron Jon's Surfboards, where she and her Electrical Engineer Navy Officer husband built and lived in two homes with their family of six and rode out hurricanes.
Dot beach-combed, took her family to Sunday School, served as Den-Mother for scouts and won first prize at the Halloween Parade creatively costuming her children as Monday's Wash. She loved the beach and returned for summer vacations with family for most of her long life.
Her friendships grew in Royal Oak, a bedroom suburb of Motown Michigan, with PTA and as Scout Leader again. They blossomed in Van Buren country retirement with 28 winters camping on the Mexican Riviera. She lived in and maintained her own home for her husband and mother, the last 14 years on her own,  with help from family and good neighbors until she passed peacefully at 96.
Dot was an avid lifelong reader, homework helper and perceptive conversationalist interested in current events and family.
Dot and Dick were such an attractive couple they were asked by the Masonic Organization to enter politics with the state Governor and a President. They respectfully declined. In later years she devoured best-seller fiction, sometimes reading an entire novel in a day.  
As her first born, it was a great privilege to talk with her and share her wisdom every Saturday morning for some twenty years. When she did not answer, she was gone. Her second son, his wife and two grandchildren were with her two days later  when her passing was officially declared. 
Dot's granddaughter gave her fitting tribute by singing My Way at her Memorial before she was interred at the National Cemetery with her husband. 

We are very sad to hear of Dot's passing.  She was our "summer" neighbor since 1987 and we looked forward to seeing her each year that she returned.  
She had so many interesting stories of her life and we enjoyed sitting in the sun and listening to them.
God bless and comfort her family.
Prayers for all.
Lorraine & Dave Fielding

Memorial Service

Everett Fred Deel

Grace Downs

Richard Charles Heck

Audrey Talia

Richard Heck, Jr.

William E. Heck

Stephen A. Heck

Also left to cherish her memory are five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two grandchildren.

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Dorothy Marie Heck

December 1, 1926 – December 19, 2022

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