Arch H. Heim, of Boonville, Missouri and recently Denver, Colorado, died peacefully Wednesday, August 12, 2015. He was 90 years old.
Mr. Heim was born May 9, 1925 to Melbourne and Dorothy Heim. A graduate of Little Rock High School and the University of Texas at Austin, he served in the Navy in World War II and was a research and development engineer with Schlumberger-Doll Research Company for his entire professional career, including several years as a young man stationed on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, an experience he remembered throughout his life.
Located to CT with the Schlumberger Company in the 1950s, Mr. Heim lived and raised a family in Ridgefield, where he remained for more than 30 years before retiring to rural mid-state Missouri, near his grandparents’ farm where he had spent many happy childhood summers. He lived his many remaining years in Missouri, renewing family ties and making and enjoying new friends.
Arch was deeply interested in the natural world and the sciences, and had a special love for animals as well as people. He loved traveling and exploring new places and ideas, delighted in spending time with friends and family, and supported many charitable causes, especially those focused on helping children. His numerous hobbies included photography and collecting antique cameras.
He is survived by two daughters, Amanda V. Sawyer of Denver, CO, and Abigail M. Heim of Rowley, MA; a sister, Melba Wilkat, of FL, and her family; a sister-in-law, Marcia Maresca, of North Haven, CT, and her family; and cousins Cynthia Boles of TX and Susan Heim-Davis of MO and their families.
Services will take place on October 9 in Missouri; details are available through the Davis Funeral Chapel, Inc., in Boonville, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to The Humane Society of the United States, or Life Choice Hospice 2460 West 26th Ave., Suite 300C, Denver, CO 80211.
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