Obituary: Heather Wry, 1984-2024

Heather
Helen Wry, 39, beloved daughter of Steve and Joan Wry, died after a
brief illness on June 30, 2024. Her fiancé, Matt Decker, was with
her when she passed.

Heather
was born in Truckee, Calif., on October 30, 1984. The oldest of three
daughters, Heather grew up in Jeffersonville and Underhill, Vt. She
was a 2003 graduate of Mount Mansfield Union High School, where she
excelled as an accomplished athlete, playing for four years as a
starting catcher on the varsity softball team and racing for four
years on the alpine ski team. She won an individual state
championship in the slalom and was the overall Eastern High School
Alpine Champion in her freshman year. She also raced for the
Smugglers’ Notch Ski Club in both USSA and FIS ski races, and she
played ASU softball for the Vermont Storm throughout her summer
seasons.

Heather
graduated from Utica College of Syracuse University in 2007. She was
inducted into the National English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta,
in her senior year. In the years after she graduated, Heather worked
for Westside Mechanical and the Wyndham Corporation, and during her
employment, she lived in Chicago; Jeffersonville, Vt.; Steamboat
Springs, Colo.; and San Diego. She loved to travel, and she loved
living in beautiful places.

Heather
is survived by her parents, Steve and Joan Wry, of Georgia, Vt.; two
much-loved younger sisters, Katie Wry of Crested Butte, Colo., and
Erin Wry and her husband, Colin Nelson, of Boston; Heather’s
cherished fiancé, Matt Decker, also survives her. She leaves behind
15 aunts and uncles and their families: Kevin and Jean Wry of
Waitsfield, Vt.; David and Marlene Wry of Georgia, Vt.; Ginny Reiss
and Phil Woolever of Tucson, Ariz.; Connie and Will Esmay of
Underhill, Vt.; Christina Reiss and Kevin Hastings of Essex, Vt.;
John Reiss of Colchester, Vt.; James and Fon Reiss of Chicago; and
Katherine and Paul Brunelle of Longboat Key, Fla.; as well as 16
beloved cousins. She also leaves behind treasured close friends,
including Brie and Justin Farrell, Sam Beatson and Brandon Raymond.
Heather was most recently predeceased by her grandmother, Carol Wry,
and her beloved white lab, Alley.

There
are no calling hours.

A
mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 30,
2024, at 2 p.m., at the Immaculate Conception Parish, Holy Angels
Church, 245 Lake St., St. Albans, with the Reverend Father
Christopher Micale as celebrant. Burial will be private at the
convenience of Heather’s family.

For
those who wish to make a donation in memory of Heather, please
consider St. Jude’s Research Hospital for Children, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or at stjude.org.

Heald
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

This article appears in Jul 17-23, 2024.