Richard Hehn changed thousands of students lives , but it can't compare to the impact he made on 32 adopted children he and his wife raised.
Faculty at Lockwood Elementary School remember Rich Hehn as the man who basically built the school library.
"This is a sad day," Lori Bullard, his library assistant, said inside their quiet, colorful book room. "This is Rich's room."
He worked there for more than a decade, until he recently was diagnosed with brain cancer. He lost that fight on February 22nd.
Saturday Lockwood School hosted a celebration of Hehn's long life. Hundreds of former students, parents, and community members came to pay their respects. So did at least two dozen of his own children.
"He just loved kids," his wife Julie said. She remembered him as a man who loved to smile. He proudly sported a mullet, drove motorcycles, and, for work, molded minds in his library. The kind of father who brought the kids to every dentist appointment, and then spoiled them with ice cream right afterward.
Julie already had 11 children when she met Rich. They went on to adopt 21 more. Both did work with Ethiopian children, and it felt fitting to bring some children from that nation into their loving home.
"He was a fun dad," Julie said.
"We're going to miss him."
Faculty at Lockwood Elementary School remember Rich Hehn as the man who basically built the school library.
"This is a sad day," Lori Bullard, his library assistant, said inside their quiet, colorful book room. "This is Rich's room."
He worked there for more than a decade, until he recently was diagnosed with brain cancer. He lost that fight on February 22nd.
Saturday Lockwood School hosted a celebration of Hehn's long life. Hundreds of former students, parents, and community members came to pay their respects. So did at least two dozen of his own children.
"He just loved kids," his wife Julie said. She remembered him as a man who loved to smile. He proudly sported a mullet, drove motorcycles, and, for work, molded minds in his library. The kind of father who brought the kids to every dentist appointment, and then spoiled them with ice cream right afterward.
Julie already had 11 children when she met Rich. They went on to adopt 21 more. Both did work with Ethiopian children, and it felt fitting to bring some children from that nation into their loving home.
"He was a fun dad," Julie said.
"We're going to miss him."
Richard Hehn changed thousands of students lives , but it can't compare to the impact he made on 32 adopted children he and his wife raised.
Faculty at Lockwood Elementary School remember Rich Hehn as the man who basically built the school library.
"This is a sad day," Lori Bullard, his library assistant, said inside their quiet, colorful book room. "This is Rich's room."
He worked there for more than a decade, until he recently was diagnosed with brain cancer. He lost that fight on February 22nd.
Saturday Lockwood School hosted a celebration of Hehn's long life. Hundreds of former students, parents, and community members came to pay their respects. So did at least two dozen of his own children.
"He just loved kids," his wife Julie said. She remembered him as a man who loved to smile. He proudly sported a mullet, drove motorcycles, and, for work, molded minds in his library. The kind of father who brought the kids to every dentist appointment, and then spoiled them with ice cream right afterward.
Julie already had 11 children when she met Rich. They went on to adopt 21 more. Both did work with Ethiopian children, and it felt fitting to bring some children from that nation into their loving home.
"He was a fun dad," Julie said.
"We're going to miss him."
Faculty at Lockwood Elementary School remember Rich Hehn as the man who basically built the school library.
"This is a sad day," Lori Bullard, his library assistant, said inside their quiet, colorful book room. "This is Rich's room."
He worked there for more than a decade, until he recently was diagnosed with brain cancer. He lost that fight on February 22nd.
Saturday Lockwood School hosted a celebration of Hehn's long life. Hundreds of former students, parents, and community members came to pay their respects. So did at least two dozen of his own children.
"He just loved kids," his wife Julie said. She remembered him as a man who loved to smile. He proudly sported a mullet, drove motorcycles, and, for work, molded minds in his library. The kind of father who brought the kids to every dentist appointment, and then spoiled them with ice cream right afterward.
Julie already had 11 children when she met Rich. They went on to adopt 21 more. Both did work with Ethiopian children, and it felt fitting to bring some children from that nation into their loving home.
"He was a fun dad," Julie said.
"We're going to miss him."
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