Heather L. St John
Age 31, of Huber Heights, peacefully passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010, at her home after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer.
She was born on August 1, 1978, the daughter of Bill and Becky St. John. She graduated from Montgomery JVS in 1995 and graduated from Sinclair College in 2001. Heather had been a pharmacy technician at Walgreen Pharmacy, a very understanding and caring employer. During her 21 years of struggle with brain cancer, Heather was blessed to have many caring family, friends, doctors, and caregivers. A special thank you to Dr. H. Knoll and Dr. E. Gaglione, their nurses and staff, Ohio State James Cancer Center, especially Dr. H. Newton and Dr. Chakravarti and their staff.
Survivors include her devoted parents, grandmother, Regina Nicholson; uncles, Michael (Pam) Marsh, Ralph (Tina) Marsh, Bill (Kris) Nicholson; aunts, Shirley (Charles) Betts and Judy Wood; numerous cousins and friends. A special remembrance to her best friends, Holly Albright and Alicia Taylor, also a "special aunt" Glenda Taylor as well as her two beloved cats, Zoey and Thumper.
"Shorty" was preceded in death by her loving "uncle" Tom Taylor.
A celebration of Heather's life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 9, 2010, at Newcomer Funeral Home & Crematory, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton. The family will be receiving friends starting at 12:30 p.m. The memorial service will be casual attire to celebrate Heather's love of classic rock. Burial will follow at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery.
She will be dearly missed and will be remembered by her family and friends.
Contributions may be made in memory of Heather to the Ohio State James Development Office Fund # 311812, P. O. Box 183112, Columbus, Ohio 43218.