JILL FASULO HEINRICH

1964-2019

Jill Fasulo Heinrich died peacefully at home in Houston, Texas on July 16, 2019 at 55, after living for eight years with a rare cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). She was born April 7, 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

Jill graduated from Glastonbury High School in 1982 before attending Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1986. At Emory, she was active in Kappa Kappa Gamma, serving as president her senior year. While there, she met her future husband, Robert Neal Heinrich (Bob), through freshman fraternity pledges.

Jill and Bob were married August 1, 1987 in Boca Raton, Florida. The couple lived in Austin, Texas before settling in Houston, where Bob went to work for Conoco, now ConocoPhillips. They became parents to daughters Anne Celeste (Annie) in 1992, and Ellen Hope (Ellie) in 1995.

The Heinrichs moved as Bob assumed increasing responsibilities with ConocoPhillips. Houston was their home for many years, and the family also lived in Midland, Texas; Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela; Anchorage, Alaska; and Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Over the years and in various places, Jill was an active member of several charity and volunteer organizations, including the Anchorage Petroleum Women’s Association, Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra Board, Junior League, Anzoátegui Women’s Club, National Charity League, Hopestone Cancer Support Center, and many other organizations where she excelled at arranging silent auctions.

Jill was an avid tennis player and enjoyed playing bridge and mahjongg with a number of groups. More than anything, she enjoyed traveling with her family around the world and to their second home in Mystic, Connecticut. She particularly loved visiting her sister Leslie in London, her daughter Annie in New York City, and her daughter Ellie in Boston and later in Fort Worth, Texas. Jill was an incredible cook and enjoyed making Italian food and hosting large gatherings for her many friends and family members. She was the life of any party with her wit and extended her kindness to great friends and strangers alike.

Jill is preceded in death by her father, Robert Henry Fasulo. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Bob; daughters, Annie and Ellie; mother, Celeste Ellen Fasulo; sister, Leslie Ellen Fasulo; brother, Robert Henry Fasulo Jr.; and numerous other family members.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Hopestone Cancer Support Center of Bartlesville or The Life Raft Group, which provides support for those living with GIST.