Obituary of Pamela R. Jones

Pamela R. (Heck) Jones, 51, of Iowa City, died Friday, September 27, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2013, at the Parkview Evangelical Free Church in Iowa City, followed by a reception held at the University Athletic Club. The procession to the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tiffin will leave the Athletic Club at 3:30pm. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Pam's memory to Leukemia and Lymphoma Research Institute. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Pam's family would invite you to come as you are, you are welcome in your Iowa Hawkeye attire, but know that Pam would want you to be comfortable! Pamela Rae Heck was born October 30, 1961, in Iowa City the daughter of Dale and Helenjean (Rowe) Heck. She attended Iowa City schools graduating from West High School in 1980. She attended the University of Iowa (X-Ray and Radiation Therapy Programs) and she received a BA degree in Health Care Management from Ottawa University in Kansas City. She married Dr. Martin "Marty" Jones on August 23, 1986. For over twenty years she was employed with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), Department of Radiation Therapy and for the past ten years with Mercy Hospital's Hall-Perrine Cancer Center in Cedar Rapids. Pam loved life. She loved the day that she and Marty brought into this world, their special miracle, Chris! Pam also loved her nephews immensely. She truly enjoyed her family, all of her dear friends and of course her dogs! While growing up she was involved in 4-H, at West High she was voted the friendliest person of their senior class, lettered in softball and basketball, at the University of Iowa she was one of the Scottish Highlanders. With Chris, she was always there in the bleachers, seats, along the sidelines, in the classroom, she simply loved being Mom! And it wasn't just for Chris; many of his friends considered her their second mom. Her parents, Marty's parents, their families, this was her life that she was so blessed with and them with her! Her family includes her husband, Marty; their son, Chris and his dear friend, Renee Yoder; Pam's parents, Dale and Helenjean Heck; sister, Deb Heck; brother, Dave and his wife, Suzy Heck; nephews, Cutler and Braxton Simpson and DJ and Gage Heck all of Iowa City; brother-in- law, E.K. III and his wife, Carol Jones of Osceola, IA ; sister-in-law, Carrie Jones of Iowa City; brother-in-law, Eliot and his wife Julie Jones of Swisher, IA; brother-in-law, Gerald Jones of Iowa City; aunts and uncles, Bob and Elsie Rowe of Davenport, LaVona Richman of North English, Norma McKelvey of Bettendorf, and Doris Aldinger of Eagle Grove, IA. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Robert and Velda Rowe and Alva and Anna Heck; Marty's parents, E.K. and Helen Jones. Pam's family would like to share their heartfelt gratitude with all the nurses and staff of the UIHC's Medical Intensive Care and Respiratory Care Units, for you have cared not only for our daughter, wife, mom, sister, and friend, but also for all of her family, thank you!