Kimberly Mahn Heuer, 51, of High Ridge died April 11, 2022, in St. Louis, following a 20-plus-year battle with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Mrs. Heuer is well known locally as the star basketball player from De Soto, her team having won two consecutive Class 4A state championships. She earned Miss Show-Me Basketball as the best player in the state. Among many other accolades and awards, she was named to the Class 4A all-state team her junior and senior seasons; was a USA Today All-American; was named Gatorade Circle of Champion Player of the Year (which honors students for both athletic and academic success); was a three-time nominee to the KTJJ Dream Team; and was a Post-Dispatch Scholar-Athlete, ranking fifth in her class of 250. A consummate team player, she was known for focusing on the success of the team as a whole, often giving up opportunities for individual successes. She was joyful, kind and had a positive impact on everyone she met, enjoying every moment with a big smile.
Born Aug. 16, 1970, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of Doris Mahn of De Soto and the late Gerald “Jerry” Mahn.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband: James Heuer; four sisters:
Terri Hancock, Lori Bethmann, Kathy Mahn and Mindy Mahn; two nieces: Kathleen Hancock and Patricia Hancock; two nephews: Douglas Hancock and Bereket Mahn; a cousin: Tracy Hopson; and many friends.
A memorial gathering is scheduled from noon until a 2 p.m. memorial service Saturday, April 30, at the current De Soto Junior High School gymnasium, formerly the high school gym known as “The Pit,” where Mrs. Heuer played. The family urges everyone to take a lesson from her playbook and show someone an act of kindness every day; seek to make the world the better place that she saw. Memorials may be made to the Kim Mahn Scholarship Fund at De Soto High School to provide college scholarships to female student athletes who excel in the classroom while also playing sports. Make checks payable to the De Soto School District, with a memo to the Kim Mahn Scholarship Fund, and send to Kim Kingsland, De Soto Junior High School, 731 Amvets Drive, DeSoto, 63020. Arrangements are under the direction of Mahn Funeral Home in De Soto.