Donald Gary Heer

Background

Heer, Donald Gary was born on June 29, 1948 in Igloo, South Dakota, United States. Son of Edgar and Rita Jean (Knight) Heer.

Education

Diploma, Dallas Institute Mortuary Science, 1969.

Career

Trainee, Behrens Mortuary, Rapid City, South Dakot, 1966-1968; funeral director, Gale Funeral Home, Brush, Colorado, 1969-1979; funeral director, Chief Executive Officer, Heer Mortuary, Brush, since 1979. Board directors First Security Bank, Fort Lupton, Brush and Yuma, Sterling, Fort Morgan, Akron, Colorado.

Achievements

• Donald Gary Heer has been listed as a noteworthy mortuary science practitioner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors East Morgan County Hospital District, Brush, since 1985, Hospes of Morgan County, Inc. Member National Funeral Directors Association (disaster management task force 1990-1992), Colorado Funeral Directors Association (president 1987-1988, funeral director of the year 1988), National Foundation for Mortuary Care (board directors since 1992), Brush Rotary Club (treasurer 1989-1993), Bunker Hill Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: family, golf.

Connections

Married Carol J. Matson, June 10, 1968. Children: Jill, Gary.

Father:

Edgar Heer

Mother:

Rita Jean (Knight) Heer

Spouse:

Carol J. Matson

child:

Gary Heer

child:

Jill Heer