Rawdy C. Heckenlively

Rawdy grew up in Nebraska, graduating from Arapahoe School in 1977. He loved wrestling and should have been first in State, but due to a bad call from the ref he took second. He also loved his motorcycles! When he lived in Scottsbluff NE, he would hook up his stand up jet ski to his motorcycle and go to Lake Minatare after work to play. He met his wife Marla (Garrett) Johnson in Alliance, they married in Tucson AZ November 22, 1989 and eventually moved to CO where they made their home. Marla loved motorcycles too, so they did a lot of riding together. Rawdy was part of Colorado Wings, a drill team that did amazing maneuvers on their Honda Gold Wings. When he wasn’t riding he was often found washing and polishing either his motorcycle or the “Pavement Princess”.

Rawdy is survived by his parents, Lyle and Ann, brother Shane Heckenlively of NE, and wife Marla Heckenlively of CO. (Marla passed on 3/11/23)

“Fat Kid” or “Fat Boy” touched many lives and will be sincerely missed by all. Ride free! Wing it!

Marla and Rawdy’s celebration of life will be held at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel in Longmont Colorado on Friday April 28th at 1:00 pm. The service will be “Hawiian shirt” (or dress) themed since they both loved the beach and Rawdy loved to wear his shirts to work on Fridays. Once the service is over, we will gather at Blue Agave down the road from the chapel for some excellent Mexican food and a “Rawdy Margarita”.

To view Marla's obituary, please visit https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/longmont-co/marla-heckenlively-11202792