Robert Lloyd Heintz

Robert Lloyd “Bob” Heintz, 78, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, after a lengthy illness. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, 202 W. Broadway Ave. in Maryville. (Visitation will take place during the service.) Born in Detroit, Heintz obtained a bachelor’s degree in communications from Michigan State University in 1956. A long-time employee of Union Carbide, he moved to Maryville in 1994 and established the East Tennessee Jazz Society in 1997, serving as president until his death. He was also a member of the Friends of the Library for the Blount County Public Library, was active in Maryville’s Sister Cities Program, worked as a volunteer publicist for various Maryville College music organizations and was active in a number of other civic groups and activities. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Nancy; daughter Robin and her husband, Chris; daughter Joanna and her husband, Mark; son Carl and his wife, Ann; and nine grandchildren — Bryan, Megan and Lauren Roper; Kelsey and Taylor Flatau; and Katrina, Valerie, Viktor and Zachary Heintz. He is also survived by two siblings — a sister Susan and her husband Vincent; and a brother, Harold, as well as several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to a charity of their choice.