Heaton, Dennis M. Born September 16, 1943 in Akron, Ohio. Dennis retired from his love of flying September 16, 2006 as Captain for American West Airlines and continued his aviation career as a Corporate Pilot and training instructor for CAE SimuFlite. Dennis is survived by his wife of 40 years, Jean (Burks) Heaton-Plano , 1 son Alan Heaton of Encinitas, Ca and his wife Brooke, 4 grandchildren and sister Victoria Hare of Lubbock and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held at Custer Road Methodist Church, Saturday, November 7th, 12:00Noon. The family has requested contributions to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.