George Norman Heller

1941 - 2004  (62 years)

• Name	George Norman Heller  [1]
  Birth	19 Dec 1941	Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jul 2004	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States   [1]
  Age	62 years
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Heller   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Norma Smith  (Mother)
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  Person ID	I22466	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Julius Gabriel Heller, Jr.,   b. 17 Sep 1917, , , Michigan, United States d. 27 Apr 2007, Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Norma Smith
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F8549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Dec 1941 - Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States Death - 3 Jul 2004 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] John Tipton, Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 2012), 16 Jul 2013, 16 Jul 2013, George Norman HELLER, Memorial #23866286 (Reliability: 3). Birth: Dec. 19, 1941 Ypsilanti Washtenaw County Michigan, USA Death: Jul. 3, 2004 Lawrence Douglas County Kansas, USA Memorial services for George N. Heller, 62, Lawrence, will be noon Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church. Inurment will follow at Pioneer Cemetery. Mr. Heller died Saturday, July 3, 2004, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 19, 1941, in Ypsilanti, Mich., the son of Julius and Norma Smith Heller. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1963 and served in the Army Bands at Fort Sheridan, Ill., from 1966 to 1967, and in Heidelberg, Germany, from 1967 to 1969. He was a tuba soloist, assistant conductor and staff arranger. He returned to Michigan to teach instrumental and general music and in 1973 earned a doctorate in music education with minors in music history and music theory. Mr. Heller joined the Kansas University faculty in 1973 as assistant professor in music education. He became a full professor in 1985, and retired from KU in May 2002. Mr. Heller had been a visiting professor at University of North Carolina in Greensboro, University of Washington and University of Miami, as well as a guest lecturer in music at University of Illinois, Ithaca College, University of Cincinnati, University of Maryland, Towson State University, University of Rhode Island and Crane School of Music at State University of New York College at Potsdam. Mr. Heller published more than 100 articles, book chapters and books during his career. In 1994 the History Special Research Interest Group of Music Educators National Conference awarded Mr. Heller its first Distinguished Service and Scholarship Award. He was also an honorary member of International Biographical Centre Biography Council, Cambridge, England. In February, 2003, the Kansas Music Educators Assn. inducted Mr. Heller into its Hall of Fame. Mr. Heller performed as a pianist, vocalist and tuba player in schools and churches, as well as in the military. In the spring of 2002 he sang with the Trinity Episcopal Church Choir of Lawrence. Survivors include his wife, Judy Heller, of the home; two sons, David Heller, Kansas City, and Scott Thompson, Lawrence; a daughter, Jennifer Heller, Kansas City; two sisters, Carol Fauser, Dexter, Mich. and Martha Hopper, Aptos, Calif.; his father, Apton; and one grandchild. Tuesday, July 6, 2004 ljworld ******************************************* Family links: Spouse: Judy W. Heller (1945 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Pioneer Cemetery Lawrence Douglas County Kansas, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: MrPeepers Record added: Jan 09, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 23866286