Michelle was born on January 5, 1955, in Tampa, FL to Richard F. Heller, Jr. and Eleanor Klotz Heller.
Michelle graduated, cum laude, as an undergraduate from Creighton University in Omaha, NE. She completed her degree at the Creighton School of Law in 1980.
Michelle was a dedicated and talented public servant since 1981, as a prosecutor with the Office of the State’s Attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida.
She is survived by her husband, David R. West, Jr. of Clermont, FL, and stepson, David Nicholas West of Tampa, FL; siblings Phyllis H. Carter of Houston, TX, John C. Heller of Coral Springs, FL, and Elaine A. Fortenbury of Papillion, NE as well as nieces and nephews.
Please join Michelle’s family at a memorial service to celebrate her life at Baldwin Fairchild Ivanhoe Chapel at four p.m. on January 16, 2015.
In lieu of flowers, Michelle would be pleased for donations to be made to the South Lake Animal League in Clermont, FL.
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