George-Heigho-Obituary

George W. Heigho

San Jose, California

About

LOCATION
San Jose, California

Obituaries

Send Flowers

George W. Heigho Resident of Los Gatos July 10, 1933-Mar. 19, 2010 Serenely entered the larger life in his 77th year on March 19, after a long decline into lobar atrophy dementia. He is survived by the former Anne Louise McFarland, his wife of nearly 55 years; daughters Sarah Heigho Nunes (San...

Read More

Guest Book

Not sure what to say?

I'm glad to be reminded by these annual notices of my old IBM colleague and friend, George Heigho. He was a good, wise man.

When legacy.com´s reminder to remember George arrived in my inbox, I was sitting in a relative´s house not many mikes south of where I knew George at IBM 45 years ago, and the reminder reminded me that I had been thinking of George as we drove here from the San Francisco International Airport and passed through the section of Hwy 101 a mile or so east of Santa Teresa Laboratory. Thoughtful, kindly George Heigho had that effect on people, to awaken them to harken to a special human being. I am...

Hi, George! May I be joining you soon? (I turned 77 in January.) Hi, dear Anne Louise! A moments pause to remember life in San Jose and at IBM about 40 years ago....

I had the privilege of working with George as my editor and editing mentor at IBM (DB2 writing department). I enjoyed his wit and wisdom. Please accept my sincere condolences on his passing.

Anne Louise, you are in my thoughts.