She was a wonderful motivator and teacher and used her talents to coach at Lawrenceville Academy and Notre Dame de Namur.

"She had an infectious spirit about playing sports. She was all about experience, success and fun." Brook Watson - Coach

The word “unique” is used frequently to describe the game of lacrosse. However, I think the word more aptly applies to lacrosse players -- rather than the game itself. The players are unique in that they are usually interested in many sports and / or activities and rarely in lacrosse alone — although lacrosse usually occupies a very high slot on the list of “favorites.”

From the time Heather was in high school, she went beyond school-bounds for lacrosse – camps in Florida, camps in Virginia, camps in Pennsylvania, etc. Usually attending these alone, she was constantly striving to be one of the best. She succeeded, in that she was named to the all-star school girl teams in the USWLA national tournaments.

When lacrosse season ended each year, Heather was off to Florida for boating, surfing, fishing, biking – whatever, or to the Jersey shore for the same activities (with a party or two thrown in). Later it was off to the ski slopes where she became quite proficient in snow activities as well. Back in school, it was field hockey and basketball or whatever was interesting that particular year.
My daughter coached Heather in high school and later became a confidante and friend. She said, “Heather loved life – and loved living it. Thank God, she loved lacrosse.”

Heather game much to the game and, as fate would have it, is still giving to her “special” sport. Perhaps this is one of the reasons lacrosse is considered “unique.”

- Marge Watson