NEWSIES – Lizzie Slogotski, from Victoria, British Columbia, right, hands out crayons to children at Sitka Public Library, Thursday. Slogotski and other cast members of the upcoming Sitka Fine Arts Camp production of “Newsies” wore their costumes as they handed out prizes and activities and sang songs from the Tony Award-winning musical. The show is set to be staged August 2-4 at the Performing Arts Center. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Ron Heathman, 67, Dies; Formerly Lived in Sitka
Ronald Lee Heathman
Ronald Lee Heathman, a longtime Sitka resident, passed away on July 23, 2022, at his home in Anatone, Washington. He was 67.
Ron learned to love the outdoors as a young boy at his family’s hunting and river rafting lodge in Troy, Oregon. His love of the great outdoors brought him to Alaska in the mid 1970’s. Ron and his best buddy, Carl, were headed to the North Slope to make their fortunes, but stopped in Sitka first and decided to stay.
It was here he started his own family and built a good life. He was a hard worker and spent his years in Sitka as a tour bus driver, a tractor driver, and owner of a propeller repair shop. He loved Southeast Alaska, and spent all the time he possibly could hunting, fishing, camping, and boating with his family and many friends.
He especially loved telling jokes and stories around the campfire.
His love for adventure was passed along to his three children who, thanks to their dad, know what it is like to be a true Alaskan.
He returned to his forest property in the Blue Mountains of Washington in 2002 to live out his life.
Ron will be remembered as a kind man with a gentle soul. He will be missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Faye Heathman.
Ron is survived by his younger brother, Tom (Geri) Heathman of Anatone, Washington; aunt Carol (Rick) Bruns of Anatone; son Zach (Megan) Heathman, and granddaughters Taelyn and Madelyn, of Sitka; and daughters Megan Heathman of Bend, Oregon, and daughter Katie (Shawn) Smith of Grants Pass, Oregon.
An outdoor memorial celebration will be held in Sitka early in 2023.
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