Shirley Heiman Ermon Eason, realtor, teacher dies

SHIRLEY HEIMAN ERMON EASON, who devoted much of her life as a teacher and school administrator and later worked as a successful real estate agent, died on Saturday, September 13.

A New Orleans native, she received a bachelor’s degree in music from Newcomb College and later completed her studies with a master’s degree in education from Loyola University.  She taught at Eleanor McMain Junior High School and later became an assistant principal at another Orleans Parish school. In 1970, Eason began working for the Jefferson Parish Schools until she retired in 1986.

She joined her husband, Angus Eason, as an associate with Angus Eason Real Estate for almost two decades. She later worked full time with Larry Trunk Real Estate before retiring in 2008. Her regular sales figures resulted in her achieving Million Dollar Club lifetime memberhship.

A devoted member of Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie, Eason was active as a director of the Riverside Homeowners’ Civic Association. A resident of River Ridge, she also served as a director of the Jefferson Community Arts Commission.

Predeceased by her husband, she is survived by her her children Merrill Ermon O’Neal and Kerry Billy Ermon-(Cox) and her brother Dr. Sol Heiman.

A service was held at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive in Metairie on Monday, September 15, at 2:00 p.m. Rabbi Robert Loewy officiated. Interment followed immediately in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Animal Rescue of New Orleans (ARNO) or Congregation Gates of Prayer.

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