Stanley Heller

Passed away on March 31, 2014. He was born on July 31, 1942 to William and Jessie Heller in Brooklyn, NY. Stanley is survived by his best friend of 10 years and loving wife of four years, Rose Marie; daughters, Kellie Manderfeld and husband Mike, Tara McAlister and husband Todd, and Lori Heller and fiancé Tim O’Banion; grandsons, Grayson, Connor, Logan, and Rider; granddaughters, Emery, Marilyn, and Lily; sister, Phyllis Dash; and a host of other family and friends. He is preceded by his parents. Stanley was a very Loving and Compassionate Husband he and Rose did everything together, from cleaning the house to cooking meals. Stan loved working around the yard planting flowers, and tending to the fish pond. They loved spending time together and traveling the World. He loved having parties – they were always having friends over. He fixed the backyard so that we had plenty of room for whoever came over. The main thing that his wife will to miss more than anything is their times together when they would cook dinner and sit at the dining table to eat, then they would sit and relax and watch TV, even when sitting on the couch they would hold hands, everywhere they went, just out shopping or going thru the airport they would hold hands. He loved piddling around in the garage and making things. Stan loved cooking, travel, music and like any kid who grew up with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he loved baseball. Even as he turned 70, he contemplated joining an intramural team and testing out his pitching arm. He was noted for his accomplishments in the travel industry and took pride in his level of service to his clients. He was giving to anyone he considered a friend. He felt it was important to be there for others when they needed somebody and to remember birthdays and anniversaries always. More than all this Stan valued family. He spoke often about the importance of family and his desire to keep family ties. He was a great father. Our father gave us, his daughters the most important gift any child can hope to receive. Not one of us girls ever had to wonder if she was loved. He was the kind of father who took time off of work to come to school programs. He taught us how to throw and catch a baseball. He bought kites almost every spring when we were little and took us out to fly them. When we were older he drove our junky cars to work while he let us drive his car to school and to hang out with our friends. He forgave our mistakes and accepted our excuses (probably too easily), because he always chose to see only the best in us. Unlike many fathers of girls, Dad accepted our boyfriends and, when the time came, our husbands. As a grandfather, he expressed his love and pride openly. He tried to keep up with each child’s changing interests, so he could show up with the right toy or card for birthdays and holidays. The one thing we kids and grandkids will not have gotten enough of is his time. He has left us much too soon and we will miss him more than he would ever have imagined. Visitation for Stanley will be on Monday, April 7, 2014 from 6-8 PM and a graveside service will be held on Tuesday April 8, 2014 at 1:30 PM at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas.