HEITZ RICHARD H

MAJ Richard H Heitz was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/30/2013 at the age of 80.1
Rogers, AR
Date of Birth 02/22/1933
Served in the U.S. Air Force
Served in Vietnam with 38 ARRS DET 4 in 66
Call sign in Vietnam PEDRO
This information was provided by SSN search Aug 2013

More detail on this person: Richard Harlan "Dick" Heitz Richard "Dick" Harlan Heitz, 80, of Rogers, Ark., died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 22, 1933, in Paris, Ill., the son of Mildred Landrith and Harlan Heitz. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church of Rogers for many years. He had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area for over 35 years after moving from Louisiana. He served with the United States Air Force for over 25 years. He spent several years as a corporate pilot for Hudson Foods. He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant sister. Dick is survived by his wife of 59 years, Nancy Heitz, of the home, whom he married Nov. 9, 1953; one son, Bruce Heitz and his wife, Teresa, of Rogers; three daughters, Karen Grattafiori and her husband, John, of Powder Springs, Ga., Lisa Durham and her husband, Jim, of Kalamazoo, Mich., Karla Monson and her husband, Brian, of Hot Springs; and nine grandchildren. A memorial service will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church of Rogers. Inurnment will be Wednesday at noon at National Cemetery in Fayetteville. Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home of Bentonville.

Burial information: Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, AR

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