After a courageous battle with cancer, our loving wife, mother, grandma and aunt passed away May 23, 2020.
Anne was born on December 15,1943 to June and Charles Heckman in Kansas City, Missouri. She lived in Mission Kansas until 7th grade when her family moved to Sacramento, California. She graduated from El Camino high school in Sacramento. While attending American River Junior College she met Tom Wilson. After Junior College both she and Tom attended Chico State College where she got married to Tom and graduated with a degree in Social Work.
Tom and Anne moved to Hillsboro, Oregon for 4 years while Tom attended Pacific University and graduated as an Optometrist. Anne worked at Multnomah County Juvenile office in Portland as a social worker investigating battered and abused kids, helping put Tom through school.
After graduating Tom and Anne moved to “the end of the earth” in 1973 to Casa Grande, Arizona where Tom had an Optometry position.
Anne raised 4 wonderful children Cory, Amy (Bryan Ledbetter), Heather and Terri (Shawn Maxwell), while Tom opened his own practice, Casa Grande Vision Center. During these years as her family grew up she was active in her church as youth and young women advisors. She made friends with many people in the Casa Grande Community.
After Tom retired, they moved to Chandler to be closer to their grandchildren Tate, Mallory, Jake, Lilly, Kendyl, Kirk, Remi, and Claire. Nothing made her smile more than being with her grandchildren.
While she will be greatly missed, we all can remember all the outstanding trips, cruises, Disneyland adventures and all the enjoyment she showed with the family. Her service to others and love to all she met, will always continue to bless generations to come. She will be surely missed.
Due to COVID limitations, we will have a graveside service for immediate family on June 4 at 9:00 am. However, Facebook Live will be available to view the graveside service. We will have a Celebration of Life in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Anne’s name to the Valley Humane Society at 15699 W, Aniceto Road Casa Grande Az. 85193 or valleyhumane.net
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