Dr. Robert A. Heller

Dr. Heller was my professor in engineering statistics. I will visit him during his office hour and he would very patiently help me with problems I was having in the class. His lectures made the subject of statistics interesting and relevant. His lectures were well planned and you knew that he enjoyed what he was doing. He made a lasting impression on me with his professionalism and kindness. My sincere condolences to the family.

We were surprised and saddened to hear about Bob´s passing. He was such a great man. Bob was a dear and loyal friend. He made an incredible impact on our family and we will miss him so much. All my thoughts are with you and your family. We wish we could be there to say goodbye to him along with Agnes, Jim, and Tom.

What can I say about my uncle Robert that the world doesn´t know about? Robert Heller, Dr. Robert Heller, a citizen of the world, a man who has accomplished tasks in so many different arenas that the lives that he affected can´t even be numerically measured. Not only was he taking care of his family, with his mother at the end of her life, he mourned his lost father, but he had a lifelong commitment to his wife, Agnes, and the to his one and only sister Aniko, who truly worshipped him....

Sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Heller. Remember you both fondly from SML and the times in cleaned for you in Roanoke. Love and Prayers.

Condolences to the entire family! Praying you all can find some comfort and peace throughout the upcoming days!

Dr Heller played a large role in my life. In the late 60´s as an Engineering Mechanics major at VT I took his class on probability and statistics. In 1974 I returned to VT for graduate school and choose Dr Heller to be my advisor. We worked on a NASA Langley sponsored program to analyze fatigue data from C-130 aircraft. He recommended a statistics approach but I thought combining statistics with Fracture Mechanics would be better and he allowed me to pursue that approach. That research...