Howard Louis Heim, retired Sussex educator

Howard Louis Heim, 99, of Millsboro and Lakeland, Fla., died Friday, May 11, 2018, in Florida.

Born March 13, 1920, in Hoboken, N.J., he was the only child of Florence and Howard Heim. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1941, he served in the U.S. Army from 1941-45. Mr. Heim played the alto and tenor saxophones, the clarinet and the baritone, as well as wrote and arranged music and led a U.S. dance band. He served for three years in Panama.

Mr. Heim moved to Delaware in 1948. He was employed by the John M. Clayton and the Indian River school districts for 34 years, 17 years as a music teacher, and 17 years as a high school counselor, retiring in 1982.

In 1949 he married Pamela Glover Heim, who died in 2000. They were married for 51 years. After her death he spent winters in Florida. In 2011 he sold his Millsboro residence and moved to Florida.

Mr. Heim is survived by a cousin, Georgina Werner of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and two nieces, Beverly Wittenberg of Florida and Donna Glover Forgash of Salisbury, Md.

Mr. Heim was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Millsboro and served as the choir director for 35 years. He was also a member of the Millsboro Lions Clubs for over 50 years.

Music was not only a vocation but also an avocation for Mr. Heim. He played in many southern Delaware dance bands over the years. He also was an active member of the Lakeland Community Orchestra, and the choir of the Grace Lutheran Church in Lakeland.

No services were held in Delaware. Memorial contributions are suggested to Grace Methodist Church, Millsboro, DE in the name of Howard Heim.