Douglas B. Heen, 80, Lawrence, KS, formerly of Devils Lake, died Feb. 2, 2001, in a Lawrence, KS, hospital.
Doug was born in Dunn Center, North Dakota on June 12, 1920. He attended schools in Grand Forks, graduating from Central High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He attended Cambridge University Law School, Cambridge, England, and graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1947.
Doug married Helene Marie Wagner on July 23, 1938, in Grand Forks, N.D.
He practiced law in Devils Lake, North Dakota, served as State's Attorney of Ramsey County from 1947 to 1952 and Veterans Service Officer from 1955 until 1959, when he was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial District by Governor John E. Davis. With the reorganization of the district court system in 1979, he became Judge of the Northeast Judicial District, he served in that capacity until his retirement on July 10, 1986. He was Chief Presiding Judge 1980-1986, after his retirement he continued serving as surrogate judge until November 1993.
In 1986 Doug received the Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigious award given by the State Bar Association of North Dakota.
He is survived by his wife, Helene, Lawrence; a daughter, Ellen (Bob) Baer, Lawrence; two sons, George, San Francisco, CA and Bruce (Sheryl), Jacksonville, FL, and; four grandchildren, Douglas, Jennifer, Jessica and Jillian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Bessie; his brother, Charles Clifford Heen; and an infant daughter, Elizabeth Ann Heen.
Services were held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence, KS. Inurnment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Source Citations – The Bismarck Tribune, February 2, 2001, and the North Dakota Supreme Court website
Doug's memorial in Lawrence Kansas: Douglas Heen
Doug was born in Dunn Center, North Dakota on June 12, 1920. He attended schools in Grand Forks, graduating from Central High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He attended Cambridge University Law School, Cambridge, England, and graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1947.
Doug married Helene Marie Wagner on July 23, 1938, in Grand Forks, N.D.
He practiced law in Devils Lake, North Dakota, served as State's Attorney of Ramsey County from 1947 to 1952 and Veterans Service Officer from 1955 until 1959, when he was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial District by Governor John E. Davis. With the reorganization of the district court system in 1979, he became Judge of the Northeast Judicial District, he served in that capacity until his retirement on July 10, 1986. He was Chief Presiding Judge 1980-1986, after his retirement he continued serving as surrogate judge until November 1993.
In 1986 Doug received the Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigious award given by the State Bar Association of North Dakota.
He is survived by his wife, Helene, Lawrence; a daughter, Ellen (Bob) Baer, Lawrence; two sons, George, San Francisco, CA and Bruce (Sheryl), Jacksonville, FL, and; four grandchildren, Douglas, Jennifer, Jessica and Jillian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Bessie; his brother, Charles Clifford Heen; and an infant daughter, Elizabeth Ann Heen.
Services were held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence, KS. Inurnment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Source Citations – The Bismarck Tribune, February 2, 2001, and the North Dakota Supreme Court website
Doug's memorial in Lawrence Kansas: Douglas Heen
Douglas B. Heen, 80, Lawrence, KS, formerly of Devils Lake, died Feb. 2, 2001, in a Lawrence, KS, hospital.
Doug was born in Dunn Center, North Dakota on June 12, 1920. He attended schools in Grand Forks, graduating from Central High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He attended Cambridge University Law School, Cambridge, England, and graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1947.
Doug married Helene Marie Wagner on July 23, 1938, in Grand Forks, N.D.
He practiced law in Devils Lake, North Dakota, served as State's Attorney of Ramsey County from 1947 to 1952 and Veterans Service Officer from 1955 until 1959, when he was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial District by Governor John E. Davis. With the reorganization of the district court system in 1979, he became Judge of the Northeast Judicial District, he served in that capacity until his retirement on July 10, 1986. He was Chief Presiding Judge 1980-1986, after his retirement he continued serving as surrogate judge until November 1993.
In 1986 Doug received the Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigious award given by the State Bar Association of North Dakota.
He is survived by his wife, Helene, Lawrence; a daughter, Ellen (Bob) Baer, Lawrence; two sons, George, San Francisco, CA and Bruce (Sheryl), Jacksonville, FL, and; four grandchildren, Douglas, Jennifer, Jessica and Jillian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Bessie; his brother, Charles Clifford Heen; and an infant daughter, Elizabeth Ann Heen.
Services were held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence, KS. Inurnment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Source Citations – The Bismarck Tribune, February 2, 2001, and the North Dakota Supreme Court website
Doug's memorial in Lawrence Kansas: Douglas Heen
Doug was born in Dunn Center, North Dakota on June 12, 1920. He attended schools in Grand Forks, graduating from Central High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He attended Cambridge University Law School, Cambridge, England, and graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1947.
Doug married Helene Marie Wagner on July 23, 1938, in Grand Forks, N.D.
He practiced law in Devils Lake, North Dakota, served as State's Attorney of Ramsey County from 1947 to 1952 and Veterans Service Officer from 1955 until 1959, when he was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial District by Governor John E. Davis. With the reorganization of the district court system in 1979, he became Judge of the Northeast Judicial District, he served in that capacity until his retirement on July 10, 1986. He was Chief Presiding Judge 1980-1986, after his retirement he continued serving as surrogate judge until November 1993.
In 1986 Doug received the Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigious award given by the State Bar Association of North Dakota.
He is survived by his wife, Helene, Lawrence; a daughter, Ellen (Bob) Baer, Lawrence; two sons, George, San Francisco, CA and Bruce (Sheryl), Jacksonville, FL, and; four grandchildren, Douglas, Jennifer, Jessica and Jillian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Bessie; his brother, Charles Clifford Heen; and an infant daughter, Elizabeth Ann Heen.
Services were held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence, KS. Inurnment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Source Citations – The Bismarck Tribune, February 2, 2001, and the North Dakota Supreme Court website
Doug's memorial in Lawrence Kansas: Douglas Heen
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