  William Dee Heath 25 March 1961 - 3 July 2012 Texas Game Warden VI, 1988 - 2011 Corporal US Marine Corps Reserves 1982 - 1888 Jan Lasseigne Heath 24 February 1962 - wed 25 November 1989 Thibodaux, Louisiana  William Dee Heath, 51, native of Gunter, Texas passed away at 6:15 PM at his residence in Coleman, Texas on July 3, 2012. "William was born March 25, 1961 in El Paso, Texas, the son of Gary Walter and DeLois Ann (Magness) Heath. He graduated from Gunter High School in 1979 then attended Texas A&M University as a member of the Corps of Cadets. He received his degree in Agricultural Economics from Tarleton State University in 1986. In August 1982 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served as a reservist until 1988. In July 1988 he was accepted into the Game Warden Academy and was commissioned as a State of Texas Game Warden on December 22, 1988. On November 25, 1989, he married Jan Lasseigne in Thibodaux, Louisiana and they settled in Kountze,Texas, his first Game Warden duty station. His primary duty stations during his 23 year career included Hardin, Edwards, Denton and Coleman Counties. Due to illness, he retired from the State of Texas in November 2011. William is survived by his wife Jan Lasseigne Heath; two children, Nicole Lynne and Gary Alan; two sisters, Kathleen Lumpkin and husband Bradley of Bella Vista, Arkansas, and Mary Ann Justus of Burnet, Texas. He was preceded in death by his mother, DeLois Magness Heath and one brother, Gary Wayne Heath. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Texas Game Warden Association Scholarship Fund at TGWA, 4367 FM 1047, Hamilton, TX 76531 (Elaine Shaw – 512-757-7056) or to the Coleman County Livestock Association, c/o Sara Beal, 5275 FM 2131, Coleman, Texas 76834. The funeral service was held Saturday, July 7th at the First Baptist Church, 99 Gentle Creek Lane (off of Hwy 289), Gunter, Texas. Visitation started at the church at 9:00 AM and the service began at 10:30 a.m.. Interment followed at the Gunter Cemetery.  Gunter Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |