James Heekin Jr.

1926 - 2009

James Heekin, Jr. 1926 - 2009 WILLIAMSTOWN James Robson Heekin, Jr., 82, of 41 Oblong Rd., Williamstown, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 30, 1926, son of James and Alice Peters Heekin, he attended Walnut Hills High School and later Williams College, graduating in 1948. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He leaves his loving wife of 61 years, Jane Jessup Heekin, and their four children, James Heekin of Stamford, Conn., Margaret Kensinger of State College, Penn., Elizabeth Bartels of Williamstown, and Timothy Heekin of Manchester, Vt.; eight grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and his Irish Setter, Paddy. He enjoyed a most distinguished career in the advertising profession, serving as president of Ogilvy and Mather in New York, where he worked with the legendary ad man, David Ogilvy. He also served as president of Doyle Dane Bernbach Advertising, and later as a partner in his own firm, Canter, Achenbaum, Heekin. In 1985, he and his wife, Janie, returned to live in Williamstown full time. He launched, James Heekin Associates, Inc., a marketing firm serving many Berkshire businesses, including, The Orchards, City Savings Bank, Sweetwood, Jiminy Peak and the North Adams Regional Hospital. He also became very involved in developing a leadership curriculum program at Williams College. He was a director of the Roper Public Opinion Research Center, a member of the South Williamstown Association Board and of the St. Patrick's Parish Council. FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church, Williamstown. Burial will be private. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the North Adams Regional Hospital in care of the FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS, WEST CHAPELS, 521 West Main St. North Adams, MA 01247.