For anyone who lives in FL or knows anything about marine collection in the US, you know who he was. He helped run Dynasty Marine out of Marathon. Dynasty's crew supplies a lot of the major facilities with large and rare marine life from the Atlantic and the Gulf. He will be missed.
Here's the write up:
Heath Jens Laetari 28, Vice President of Dive Operations, Partner & Acquisition Manager for Dynasty Marine Associates, Inc., Marathon, Florida, was lost at sea on Thursday, September 14th, doing what he loved to do. Heath was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 5, 1978. At age 3 months, he took his first swim lesson at the YMCA with Mom & Dad. After moving to rural Sedgewick County, he attended St. Marks Grade School, and at age 13 earned his PADI open water diver certification and fell in love with the ocean. He went on to Andale High in Andale, Kansas where he lettered in wrestling, football, and track, and earned his lifeguard certificate, graduating in 1996. In 1997 he took additional training to earn his PADI dive master rating and began work on his degree in Marine Biology at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He completed work on his degree at Nova Southeastern, Dania, Florida. In 2001, Heath accepted a position with Dynasty Marine Associates, a global supplier for live Carribean ocean life in Marathon. In 2003, after much additional training from Dynasty personnel and others, he was promoted to Vice President of Dive Operations, and later became Acquisition Manager. In 2004, Heath met the love of his life Summer Boggs, whom he married on May 20th of this year.
Heath is survived by his wife Summer of Marathon; Goddaughter Katie Black of Marathon; Grandfather E.O. Laetari of Wichita, Kansas; The only son of Val & Jane Laetari of Goddard, Kansas / Marathon, Florida; Patti Boggs & David Oser, Mother-and-Father-In-Law of Marathon; very close dive associates: Forrest Young, Ben Daughtry, Larry Wright, Frankie Young and Bucky Wile, along with the rest of the Dynasty Marine Team; and a long list of Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews and close friends scattered in at least 7 states.
A celebration of Heaths life will be held at 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at Curry Hammock State Park, Mile Marker 56.2. Donations in lieu of flowers to Dynasty Marine / Heath Laetari Memorial Fund, 10602 7th Avenue Gulf, Marathon, FL, 33050. Additional service in Kansas to be announced.
Here's the write up:
Heath Jens Laetari 28, Vice President of Dive Operations, Partner & Acquisition Manager for Dynasty Marine Associates, Inc., Marathon, Florida, was lost at sea on Thursday, September 14th, doing what he loved to do. Heath was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 5, 1978. At age 3 months, he took his first swim lesson at the YMCA with Mom & Dad. After moving to rural Sedgewick County, he attended St. Marks Grade School, and at age 13 earned his PADI open water diver certification and fell in love with the ocean. He went on to Andale High in Andale, Kansas where he lettered in wrestling, football, and track, and earned his lifeguard certificate, graduating in 1996. In 1997 he took additional training to earn his PADI dive master rating and began work on his degree in Marine Biology at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He completed work on his degree at Nova Southeastern, Dania, Florida. In 2001, Heath accepted a position with Dynasty Marine Associates, a global supplier for live Carribean ocean life in Marathon. In 2003, after much additional training from Dynasty personnel and others, he was promoted to Vice President of Dive Operations, and later became Acquisition Manager. In 2004, Heath met the love of his life Summer Boggs, whom he married on May 20th of this year.
Heath is survived by his wife Summer of Marathon; Goddaughter Katie Black of Marathon; Grandfather E.O. Laetari of Wichita, Kansas; The only son of Val & Jane Laetari of Goddard, Kansas / Marathon, Florida; Patti Boggs & David Oser, Mother-and-Father-In-Law of Marathon; very close dive associates: Forrest Young, Ben Daughtry, Larry Wright, Frankie Young and Bucky Wile, along with the rest of the Dynasty Marine Team; and a long list of Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews and close friends scattered in at least 7 states.
A celebration of Heaths life will be held at 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at Curry Hammock State Park, Mile Marker 56.2. Donations in lieu of flowers to Dynasty Marine / Heath Laetari Memorial Fund, 10602 7th Avenue Gulf, Marathon, FL, 33050. Additional service in Kansas to be announced.
