Roll Call Tribute
Robert Heckrotte '64 August 7, 2017 10:49 AM updated: August 7, 2017 10:52 AM
Published in Orange County (Anaheim CA) Register on Aug. 6, 2017
Robert P. Heckrotte(1929 - 2017)
Heckrotte, Robert P.
February 24, 1929 - July 6, 2017
Robert P. Heckrotte "Bob" passed away after a brief hospitalization. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Michael (Suzann), daughter Laura Edwards (John), and grandsons Mark Edwards and Paul Edwards. Bob is survived by partner Judith Lecocq, her three children and seven grandchildren. Bob is predeceased by sister Pat Howland (George), and is survived by sister JoAnn Klemm (Karl), and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Bob was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to William and Helen Heckrotte, and spent his childhood in New Jersey. He earned his B.A. degree from Montclair State College in 1951, and his M.S. degree from Texas A&M in 1964. He served in the Air Force as a fighter pilot for 23 years, including a tour in Southeast Asia, and retired with the rank of Major in 1974. Bob also had his private pilot's license, and was passionate about flying.
Bob earned his B.S. degree in Nursing from California State University Fullerton in 1985. He worked as a Registered Nurse at Long Beach Community Hospital for ten years, embracing challenges in the Emergency Room, Operating Room, and Critical Care units. Bob and Judy lived aboard a sailboat in the Sea of Cortez for a while, enjoying adventures with friends and family. Bob was a volunteer tax preparer with AARP in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach, and brought daughter Laura into the group to prepare taxes. Bob played trombone with the OCC Wind Ensemble, and brought Judy, with her French horn, into the orchestra as well. Bob put his lifelong love of reading and learning to use as a volunteer at the Huntington Beach Main Street Library. Most weekday afternoons, Bob walked the Huntington Beach pier, and then observed the antics on Main Street with a group of men who called themselves "The Old Geezers".
Bob will be greatly missed. He will be honored with a celebration of life memorial.
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Heritage-Dilday Memorial Services death notice
17911 Beach Blvd
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-842-7771
Robert Platt Heckrotte
February 24, 1929 ~ July 6, 2017 (age 88)
Robert P. Heckrotte(1929 - 2017)
Heckrotte, Robert P.
February 24, 1929 - July 6, 2017
Robert P. Heckrotte "Bob" passed away after a brief hospitalization. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Michael (Suzann), daughter Laura Edwards (John), and grandsons Mark Edwards and Paul Edwards. Bob is survived by partner Judith Lecocq, her three children and seven grandchildren. Bob is predeceased by sister Pat Howland (George), and is survived by sister JoAnn Klemm (Karl), and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Bob was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to William and Helen Heckrotte, and spent his childhood in New Jersey. He earned his B.A. degree from Montclair State College in 1951, and his M.S. degree from Texas A&M in 1964. He served in the Air Force as a fighter pilot for 23 years, including a tour in Southeast Asia, and retired with the rank of Major in 1974. Bob also had his private pilot's license, and was passionate about flying.
Bob earned his B.S. degree in Nursing from California State University Fullerton in 1985. He worked as a Registered Nurse at Long Beach Community Hospital for ten years, embracing challenges in the Emergency Room, Operating Room, and Critical Care units. Bob and Judy lived aboard a sailboat in the Sea of Cortez for a while, enjoying adventures with friends and family. Bob was a volunteer tax preparer with AARP in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach, and brought daughter Laura into the group to prepare taxes. Bob played trombone with the OCC Wind Ensemble, and brought Judy, with her French horn, into the orchestra as well. Bob put his lifelong love of reading and learning to use as a volunteer at the Huntington Beach Main Street Library. Most weekday afternoons, Bob walked the Huntington Beach pier, and then observed the antics on Main Street with a group of men who called themselves "The Old Geezers".
Bob will be greatly missed. He will be honored with a celebration of life memorial.
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Heritage-Dilday Memorial Services death notice
17911 Beach Blvd
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-842-7771
Robert Platt Heckrotte
February 24, 1929 ~ July 6, 2017 (age 88)
505 George Bush Drive
College Station, TX 77840
(979) 845-7514
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