George Heron Jr., 76, of Myrtle Beach Golf and Yacht club, formerly of Westbury, died on April 2, 2003 at Medical University of SC. Born Oct. 16, 1926 in Mineola, the son of the late George Heron Sr. and the late Maude Bailey Heron. Mr. Heron was a member of the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association and a member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America for 35 years. He was a volunteer for the Westbury Fire Dept. and a member of the Myrtle Beach Elks Club. Survivors include his wife Alice Kaiser Heron; two sons, George III (DeDe) of Conway, SC, and Douglas Heron (Karen) of Jericho; two daughters, Nancy Karuzis (Steve) of Medford and Peggy Donnelly and her husband of Huntington; one sister Peggy Saladino of Debary, FL; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held at the Grand Strand Funeral Home, Myrtle Beach. Local arrangements by the Donohue Cecere Funeral Home, Westbury. Memorial may be made to Horry County EMS, 2560 N. Main St., Suite #1, Conway, SC 29526.