Ashley Nicole Dean Heinemann, 27, of Midland, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, with her husband by her side. Celebration of Life will be held for her friends and extended family later this summer or early fall due to the Coronavirus and the CDC guidelines prohibiting large gatherings.Ashley was born June 26, 1992, to Aliethia and Jack Dean, in Odessa, TX. Ashley graduated from Lee High School with the class of 2010. She went on to Midland College followed by the University of Texas Permian Basin and graduated with a BA in Business Management. Ashley encouraged her mother, Aliethia Dean, to start college and they ended up attending and graduating from the University of Texas Permian Basin together in December of 2017. Ashley worked as a babysitter for many Midland families and continued to do so because of her love of children even after she acquired a job as an office administrator at Ridge Runner Resources. Ashley loved snowboarding and taking trips to the river, mountains, beach, San Antonio, Fredericksburg, and Las Vegas.Ashley was married to the love of her life and her best friend Brian Heinemann. Ashley loved life and her family, countless friends, and her dogs, and lived every moment to the fullest. Ashley will be incredibly missed by so many people whose lives she touched.She is survived by her husband, Brian Heinemann of Midland; parents, Aliethia and Jack Dean, of Midland; brothers David, Ryan, and Brad Dean of Midland; aunt and uncle, Rebecca and Roy Wadley; aunt and uncle, Michelle and Jeremy Hensel; cousins, Lexi Sorenson, Tyler Montes, Senjon Queen, Stephanie Queen, and Zach Hensel; grandparents, Brenda and David Crawford, and Richard and Margie Kellison; mother and father-in-law, Nestora and Scott Germann, and father-in-law, Joey Heinemann, sister and brother-in-law, Michelle and Josh Sena; brother- in law, Michael Heinemann; and nieces and nephews, Jonah, Chloe, and Noah Heinemann, and Amaya, and Arianna Sena.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be donated to High Sky Children’s Ranch as she had a special place in her heart for children. Donations can be made at the following link: https://www.highsky.org/help/make-a-donation/Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online condolences can be made at https://www.npwelch.com/obituary/ashley-nicole-dean-heinemann/,
