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James F. Heekin

Jacksonville, Florida

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HEEKIN James F. Heekin, age 85, Jacksonville, passed away June 7, 2003. A lifelong resident of Jacksonville, he graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in 1936 and from the University of Florida in 1940. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army upon graduation and served during WWII in North...

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Dr. Heekin and Family,

Please know that you are in our prayers and thoughts. Judging by your qualities and the person you are, we know your Father must have been a wonderful, man.

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning

Psalm 30:5 KJV

To all:
My dad George Rung Sr. was in the Boy scouts with Your Dad. I was in the boy scouts with Michael and David Now Dr. David I rem taking
Boy scout test in you driveway.
My email address is in here some
where I went to school with most of the Heekins' Yes scouting played
a big roll in their life.
I rem my dad pointing out in the paper when another Heekin would make Eagle scout. We tried but er did not make it. I hope some where
in Florida...

I cried reading the notice of your fathers death, but they were tears of joy that such a man was allowed to spend 85 years here on this earth with the ones that loved and knew him. I wasn't given the honor of knowing this great man, but it touched my heart deeply just reading of his life and accompliments. To have eight sons and have every single one be Eagle Scouts is unbeliveable! To have those same 8 young men go to college and be professional men, along with their only sister is saying...

Rob & Mark,
Our condolences and deepest sympathy to you and your entire family in the loss of your father. Please know that he is now with our Lord. May God comfort you in the days ahead.

Dear Geoff: I was so sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. Although I did not know him well, when I used to visit him at the Atrium with my sheltie, Sophie (we were a pet therapy team for a couple of years) he always had a smile and a kind word for us. He would not always recognize me, but he remembered Sophie by name. He was a sweet man. My prayers are with you and your family.

God Bless Mr.Heekin for he lived a life of total devotion to God, his family, and many young men. His positive influence will live on through those he touched.

my thoughts and prayers go out for your family in this difficult time.

Rob, I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to you and your family in the loss of your father. I really got to know him when I worked in my father's store over 28 years ago. He would come in and always joke with me and had a great sense of humor. Whenever I saw him over the years, he always had a smile and kind words to say. My thoughts and prayers are with you, Mary Lynn and your entire family. Love, Mary S. DeSalvo

Dr. Heekin and Family:

With Deepest Sympathy in the loss of your father,

Betty and Richard Rozier