Heather Leigh Hurd

HEATHER LEIGH HURD, age 26, of Davenport, FL, died on January 3, 2008 in Florida. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of W. Russell Hurd III and Kimberly Anne Burke Hurd of Abingdon, MD. A Harford county resident for 15 years, she was a 1999 graduate of Edgewood High School. She graduated from Harford Community College and went to Towson State University for nursing. She worked at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center for two years and then in February of 2006, she moved to Florida to begin an intern program with Walt Disney. She worked as a deployment assistant for June 2006 to January 2008 and was then promoted to the diversity team. She was awarded the Mousecar Award in January 2007. She loved animals, but loved everything about Disney.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Hurd is survived by one brother, Drew R. Hurd of Abingdon, MD; fiancé, Patrick Richardson of Bel Air, MD; grandparents, Marge Burke and the late Carl Burke Jr. and W. Russell Hurd Jr. and Marge Hurd, all of Baltimore, MD; uncles and aunts, Vince and Michele Stella, who are also Ms. Hurd’s godparents, Edward and Donna Burke, Mark and Karen Burke, Scott and Audra Hurd, and Cindy Smith, all of Baltimore, MD; and numerous cousins.

In lieu of flowers, the family has started a memorial fund to assist future Disney interns to keep their dreams and magic alive. Those contributions may be made to the Heather L. Hurd Memorial Fund To Benefit Disney Interns, Provident Bank, P.O. Box 1661, Baltimore, MD 21298-9873.