Dave Hess’ graveside ceremony Saturday, July 29

There will be a graveside ceremony with military honors at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at Forest Lawn Cemetery on E. Broad Street in Columbus for former BJ Columbus bureau and Knight-Ridder Washington bureau reporter Dave Hess.

Dave's wife, Dorothea, and his two children, Laura Cary Hess and Daniel Robert Hess, are also buried in this cemetery.  

 

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to The Humane Society of the United States or to its local chapter of Donor choice.

Dave was involved in the Kent State coverage by Beacon Journal staff that won a Pulitzer in 1971. Dave also received awards for his coverage of the Firestone 500 problems.

Dave passed away Wednesday, July 19 in Columbus, where he moved as his health declined at his Virginia home.

If you want to mail a condolence card to Dave's family, send it to Dave Hess’s nephew:

Darren Burnham

6759 Bowerman Street, W.
Worthington, OH. 43085