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Nora HEINRICH Obituary

HEINRICH (Duckworth), Nora "Nonie" Age 85 passed away Feb. 10. Nora Katherine Duckworth was born on Oct. 18, 1933 in Dennison, Texas. She graduated Southern Methodist University with a nursing degree. After graduation she joined the Air Force where she had 10 years active duty as nurse & flight nurse. She met her husband Raymond Heinrich in the Air Force and they were married January 23, 1969. She had 25 years of Civil Service at WPAFB. She was preceded in death by her beloved son Kurt. Nonie enjoyed time with friends & family, shopping, & going to the theatre. She donated her body to Wright State Anatomical Research. Services pending...

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Feb. 14, 2019.

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Debra Robertson

February 8, 2021

Dear Noni, I think of you often. You touched my life and will remain forever in my heart. So much love.

Debra Armentrout

June 2, 2019

God speed dear Noni.

Debra Armentrout

June 2, 2019

Noni was the first person I met on my first day of work at the Wright-Patt Medical Center. She told a joke in her typical fashion. We became friends. One year, she got so mad at me for having the graphics department make a poster with her picture on it and a congratulations on her 70th birthday. She was so mad she refused to come out of her office to attend her party. The room was packed full and spewing out into the hallway with people. She forgave me after a time and we laughed about it later. I loved Noni and I will think of her and remember her grit and her humor. Noni was one of a kind! She loved her work. She loved dear Kurt. She loved her husband Ray. She loved Kurt's little dog Badger. She cared for everyone who came into her life. Noni god speed.

February 20, 2019

Sincere condolences from the IHS Class of 1955

Beth Johnson

February 19, 2019

Rest In Peace my friend, you will be missed

Stephen Vining

February 17, 2019

Nonie was the gateway to surgical care for several of my wife's surgeries at Wright-Patterson AFB OH. We developed a friendship during our pre-admission interviews with Nonie, where she put us at ease with her war stories -- some real, many obvious fabrications for effect. It was Nonie's gift to us in making that stressful process entertaining despite its seriousness. We came to deeply appreciate that inside her tough-as-nails exterior was a soft, caring heart. We're saddend to learn of her passing but will remember her with a smile.

February 17, 2019

On behalf of the Society of Air Force Nurses, please know that we are mourning with you the passing of our friend and colleague, Captain Nora "Nonie" Heinrich. She was a remarkable woman who made a difference in the lives of so many as she journeyed through life. As a long-time member of the Society, a donation will be made in her memory to the Women In Military Service for America (WIMSA) Memorial that stands at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. Nonie will be missed, and she will not be forgotten by the community of Air Force nurses.
Linda J. Stierle, Brigadier General, USAF (Retired)

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