Hanes Ayres Heller

The Land Conservancy of New Jersey sends our condolences to the Heller family. Hanes was a longtime Land Conservancy supporter and will be greatly missed.

Hanes and I belonged to the same clan, the 21 Heller grandchildren. We rarely saw each other but when doing so, had a great time. We visited several times while Ken and I lived in NJ and when he visited Grandmother long ago. Loved his smile and his sense of humor!

Would that I had a more recent memory than 2002 -- a wonderful visit to their home on the lake, plus dinner at a local restaurant with lively and fascinating conversation about all sorts of things -- but any time spent with cousin Hanes always left me with a sense of wanting to visit again, and soon. Great guy, wonderful family; he gave me a sense of gratitude to be part of the Heller clan.

"Uncle" Hanes was always full of life with a joyful laugh - a dear cousin I will always treasure. Sending love to Pat, Bud, Lee, Rod and Winder, all whom I know will miss him so much.

Sending love to all who loved Uncle Hanes, especially Pat, Buddy, Lee, Rod and Winder. What a wonderful life.

Lots of love to Buddy and Lee, to Pat, to Rod and Winder, and to all who loved this wonderful man. Rest in peace.