Calhoun, Heather Noelle (Shoemaker)

Heather Noelle (Shoemaker) Calhoun, 34, a resident of Blacksburg, Va., previously of Davidsonville, Md., died on Saturday, August 13, 2011, in Burlington, Vt., after complications from cancer. She is survived by her husband, Sam Calhoun; and their three children, Jocelyn (6), Liam (2), and Veronica (8 months); parents, Chalmer “Tinker” and Carol Shoemaker, of Davidsonville, Md.; sister, Jennifer Shoemaker-Hummel, of Odenton, Md.; and brother, Mark Shoemaker, of Hillsborough, N.J. She graduated with Honors from New River Community College and transferred to Virginia Tech, where she graduated with Honors with a BAS in Horticulture and received the Most Outstanding Student Award from the Department of Horticulture. She previously was employed at Intrexon as a Scientist Assistant. On Saturday, August 20, 2011, at 5 p.m., a memorial service with be held at the Hahn Horticultural Gardens at Virginia Tech. On the following Saturday, August 27, 2011, a celebration of life will take place at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1370 Defense Highway, Gambrills, MD 21054. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to “The Heather Calhoun Family Trust,” 17 Wesley Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, Attn: Arthur Hintz.