Ed Hudgins Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Donald Heath RIP We note in sorrow the recent death of Donald Heath. Don joined the staff as our director of operations, 1992-98, leaving a successful position in sales at IBM in Canada. In those early years, he put our business affairs on a professional basis; and he designed the program format for the Summer Seminar that we continue using to this day. He moved on to work for the Reason Foundation, but his commitment to and passion for the advance of Objectivist was undying. With his beloved Rebecca Reale, he attended the 2015 Atlas Summit where his enthusiasm, charm, wit, and insight helped make the event special. Don was a bright light in our universe. We will post a remembrance soon on the TAS site, and we invite memories and photos all who knew him. David Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Ed, I'm sorry to hear of Donald Heath's passing. I have a very vague memory of him, so unfortunately, I don't have many words inside me to share about him for mourning. All I can say is that you all at the Atlas Society are wonderful people and for him to be as important as he was among you, he must have been strikingly special. I'm sorry Kat and I never got to know him better. RIP. Michael & Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merjet Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Wow, that's a sad surprise. I met and chatted with Don many times over the years, including the 2015 Atlas Summit. I always enjoyed it. It would be hard to find anybody more ebullient. My sympathies to his wife and other loved ones. What was the cause? How old was he? He became a student at the University of Waterloo in 1978 (per LinkedIn), so I guess less than 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hudgins Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 He had a heart attack, You can read details if you wish on Rebecca Reale's Facebook page and express condolences to her there. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.reale?fref=ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merjet Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 David Kelley's obituary about Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Campbell Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 It's a big loss. Robert Campbell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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