Stanley Heinrich,

EULESS -- Stan Heinrich Jr., 79, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, went to join Our Lord on Friday, April 13, 2012. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael Catholic Church, 3713 Harwood Road, Bedford. Celebrant will be Fr. Khiem Nguyen. Interment with military honors will take place in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville. Visitation: The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home, 700 W. Wall St., Grapevine. You may sign the guestbook for Stan at the website below. Stan was born on Dec. 16, 1932, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Stanley and Helen Heinrich. He retired from American Airlines in 1996 after 44 years of dedicated service as an aircraft mechanic and crew chief. In his retirement, Stan enjoyed spending time outdoors, building model airplanes and playing with his grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him, but we rejoice in what awaits him. Survivors: His loving wife of nearly 52 years, Elaine; his children, Christopher Heinrich and wife, Kimberly, Marc Heinrich and wife, Teresa, and Melissa Buttrey and husband, Michael; along with grandchildren, Matthew, Peyton and Ethan; brother, Eugene Heinrich; and sister, Rosemary Roberts. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Stanley Heinrich, please visit our Sympathy Store.