Clayton Michael HEINS

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Clayton HEINS Obituary

Name: Memorial Gathering for Clayton Michael HEINS
Start: 2016-09-25T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-09-25T21:00:00.000Z
Location: Moraine Airpark

HEINS, Clayton Michael Age 20, of Arcanum, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 as the result of an airplane accident. He was preceded in death by his mother, Kelli (Brown) Heins, by his maternal great-grandfather, Odis Brown and by paternal grandparents, Ed & Edna Heins. He was active in the Ohio Youth Quarter Horse Association, and he placed in the top ten for several consecutive years at the World Youth Championship Quarter Horse Shows. Clay had several Championships and Reserve Championships at the Quarter Horse Congress. He was a former employee of Wetzel Ford, he attended Sinclair Community College and he soloed his first airplane at age 16. He is survived by his father, Pete Heins; girlfriend, Rhiannon Waterbury; maternal grandparents, Michael & Lora Brown; uncles, Christopher (Michelle) Brown, Andy Heins & Mike Heins and numerous other relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held 5 PM Sun. Sept. 25 at Moraine Airpark, 3800 Clearview Drive, Moraine, OH 45439, and there will be a gathering of family and friends from 1 PM until service time on the 25th. The family suggests donations to the EAA Air Academy, PO Box 3816, Oshkosh, WI 54903. Email condolences may be sent by going online to www.kreitzerfuneralhome.com

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Sep. 18, 2016.

Memories and Condolences
for Clayton HEINS

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11 Entries

Doug & Angie Ripple

September 25, 2016

Our deepest sympathy to you Pete ! We enjoyed Clay's visits everytime he came over.His smile and personality really made him shine,truly one of a kind. We are honored to have known him

Greg Millat

September 25, 2016

High Flight
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even eagle flew
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God."

May God give you strength,

Fellow pilot, Greg Millat

Jim Hartzell

September 22, 2016

Pete
So sorry to hear about the loss of your son. You have had more sadness then one man should have to bare.
Jim Hartzell

September 22, 2016

so many countless nights I've spent with Clay, some great, some not so great but his smile was the happiest always, and his laugh was the most powerful, he was a hell of a man, and a dear friend I'll never forget Clay and all the great times we shared. But he will live on forever through our memories

September 20, 2016

Pete, words cannot express how sorry I am for this new tragedy.You are in my families prayers daily - hang in there.
Greg Knox

September 20, 2016

Pete,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow and grief. You have our deepest sympathies.

Mack and Dale Huff
Monticello,Ky

Gwendolyn Harner

September 19, 2016

Pete,

I've never personally met you but my dad, Herschel "Bub" Harner and uncle Forrest "Glen" Thomas held you and your family in such high regard that I am certain they would join me in offering deepest condolences. I'm so terribly sorry for your loss, sir.

Scott Leitch

September 19, 2016

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

Tom & Karen Gorman

September 19, 2016

Pete,
You are in our thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.

Tom Brown

September 19, 2016

My thoughts are with you Pete in your time of unimaginable loss and grief.
Please accept my sincere sympathy and condolences.

Dave & Mary Bane

September 18, 2016

My wife and I bought a truck from Clay at Wetzel Ford, he was such a bright, well-spoken, helpful, conscientious, and motivated young man. We immediately liked him, and even after the purchase, would find a reason to stop in and see him and say Hi.

Over the months since the purchase I continued to talk to Clay and speak to him about cars, airplanes, selling, and other things. We had even recently become friends on Facebook. I had promised him a ride on one of my tanks, for a ride in his airplane. I was so shocked and saddened to learn of his passing. He was such a wonderful young man, it was truly a blow for us, and for the world to have lost him so soon.

We want to offer our sincere condolences to his family, and to his girlfriend. We want you to know that in our conversations he spoke of you all with great pride, love, and admiration. He was undoubtedly proud of his family and it showed, your achievements, his home, and the blessed life he had been given. He also spoke of his girlfriend as well, and how much he cared for her.

We are so sorry... and pray the Lord to give lift you up and support you all through this terrible loss, and that even with the passing of time, you will continue to carry Clay with you in your hearts and minds.

Sincerely,

Dave & Mary Bane
Richmond IN.

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