Robert E. Heilman, founder of the landmark Bob Heilman's Beachcomber restaurant on Mandalay Avenue, died Nov. 26, 2007 at a nursing home in Clearwater. He was 86.
Heilman was born March 20, 1921, in Elyria, Ohio, to Elenora Merthe Heilman and Ross Heilman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Nelle Martin Heilman, his brother, Hubert Heilman, and daughter, Nancy Heilman Herr.
Survivors include his wife, Allene Broyhill Heilman of Clearwater and Lenoir, N.C., and his children, Pam Heilman Erickson and her husband, Willard, all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Barbara Heilman Hoy, Robert Heilman Jr. and his wife, Sheri, all of Clearwater. His stepchildren include William and Cary Stevens, Martha and Charles Sutton, Anne and Joseph Hsu all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Rebecca and James Elliott of Chapel Hill, N.C.; John Stevens of Austin, Texas; Richard and Debbie Stevens of Boone, N.C. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, 26 step-grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Bob Heilman grew up in Lorain, Ohio. After graduating from Lorain High School he continued his education at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he played the trumpet in its noted band. He then attended Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., as a student in its Hotel and Restaurant School. During World War II he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. His longest posting was at the redistribution center of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1948 he moved from Ohio to Clearwater Beach, to open Bob Heilman's Beachcomber, which has been operating every day of the year since that date. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Florida Restaurant Association in 1950 and became its president in 1965. In 1959 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association and became president of that organization in 1968.
Bob Heilman was active in the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce and became its president in 1959. In 2005 he was honored by the Chamber of Commerce with its first Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his contributions to the community for more than 50 years.
He served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Pinellas County division of First Florida Bank. He also served on the Board of Directors of Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. He was a member of Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clearwater.
Heilman was born March 20, 1921, in Elyria, Ohio, to Elenora Merthe Heilman and Ross Heilman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Nelle Martin Heilman, his brother, Hubert Heilman, and daughter, Nancy Heilman Herr.
Survivors include his wife, Allene Broyhill Heilman of Clearwater and Lenoir, N.C., and his children, Pam Heilman Erickson and her husband, Willard, all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Barbara Heilman Hoy, Robert Heilman Jr. and his wife, Sheri, all of Clearwater. His stepchildren include William and Cary Stevens, Martha and Charles Sutton, Anne and Joseph Hsu all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Rebecca and James Elliott of Chapel Hill, N.C.; John Stevens of Austin, Texas; Richard and Debbie Stevens of Boone, N.C. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, 26 step-grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Bob Heilman grew up in Lorain, Ohio. After graduating from Lorain High School he continued his education at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he played the trumpet in its noted band. He then attended Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., as a student in its Hotel and Restaurant School. During World War II he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. His longest posting was at the redistribution center of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1948 he moved from Ohio to Clearwater Beach, to open Bob Heilman's Beachcomber, which has been operating every day of the year since that date. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Florida Restaurant Association in 1950 and became its president in 1965. In 1959 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association and became president of that organization in 1968.
Bob Heilman was active in the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce and became its president in 1959. In 2005 he was honored by the Chamber of Commerce with its first Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his contributions to the community for more than 50 years.
He served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Pinellas County division of First Florida Bank. He also served on the Board of Directors of Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. He was a member of Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clearwater.
Robert E. Heilman, founder of the landmark Bob Heilman's Beachcomber restaurant on Mandalay Avenue, died Nov. 26, 2007 at a nursing home in Clearwater. He was 86.
Heilman was born March 20, 1921, in Elyria, Ohio, to Elenora Merthe Heilman and Ross Heilman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Nelle Martin Heilman, his brother, Hubert Heilman, and daughter, Nancy Heilman Herr.
Survivors include his wife, Allene Broyhill Heilman of Clearwater and Lenoir, N.C., and his children, Pam Heilman Erickson and her husband, Willard, all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Barbara Heilman Hoy, Robert Heilman Jr. and his wife, Sheri, all of Clearwater. His stepchildren include William and Cary Stevens, Martha and Charles Sutton, Anne and Joseph Hsu all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Rebecca and James Elliott of Chapel Hill, N.C.; John Stevens of Austin, Texas; Richard and Debbie Stevens of Boone, N.C. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, 26 step-grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Bob Heilman grew up in Lorain, Ohio. After graduating from Lorain High School he continued his education at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he played the trumpet in its noted band. He then attended Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., as a student in its Hotel and Restaurant School. During World War II he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. His longest posting was at the redistribution center of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1948 he moved from Ohio to Clearwater Beach, to open Bob Heilman's Beachcomber, which has been operating every day of the year since that date. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Florida Restaurant Association in 1950 and became its president in 1965. In 1959 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association and became president of that organization in 1968.
Bob Heilman was active in the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce and became its president in 1959. In 2005 he was honored by the Chamber of Commerce with its first Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his contributions to the community for more than 50 years.
He served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Pinellas County division of First Florida Bank. He also served on the Board of Directors of Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. He was a member of Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clearwater.
Heilman was born March 20, 1921, in Elyria, Ohio, to Elenora Merthe Heilman and Ross Heilman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Nelle Martin Heilman, his brother, Hubert Heilman, and daughter, Nancy Heilman Herr.
Survivors include his wife, Allene Broyhill Heilman of Clearwater and Lenoir, N.C., and his children, Pam Heilman Erickson and her husband, Willard, all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Barbara Heilman Hoy, Robert Heilman Jr. and his wife, Sheri, all of Clearwater. His stepchildren include William and Cary Stevens, Martha and Charles Sutton, Anne and Joseph Hsu all of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Rebecca and James Elliott of Chapel Hill, N.C.; John Stevens of Austin, Texas; Richard and Debbie Stevens of Boone, N.C. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, 26 step-grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Bob Heilman grew up in Lorain, Ohio. After graduating from Lorain High School he continued his education at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he played the trumpet in its noted band. He then attended Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., as a student in its Hotel and Restaurant School. During World War II he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. His longest posting was at the redistribution center of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1948 he moved from Ohio to Clearwater Beach, to open Bob Heilman's Beachcomber, which has been operating every day of the year since that date. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Florida Restaurant Association in 1950 and became its president in 1965. In 1959 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association and became president of that organization in 1968.
Bob Heilman was active in the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce and became its president in 1959. In 2005 he was honored by the Chamber of Commerce with its first Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his contributions to the community for more than 50 years.
He served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Pinellas County division of First Florida Bank. He also served on the Board of Directors of Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. He was a member of Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clearwater.
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