Michael A. Heyman

Mr. Michael A. Heyman, age 79 of Newark, Delaware passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at the Accentcare Hospice Suite in Christiana Care Hospital, Newark, Delaware.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a son of Martha Gurwitz and Harry Heyman. he was one of three children. He graduated from Lakewood High School, Class of 1962 and received his Bachelors of Arts Degree from Ohio State University,. While growing up in his family, he assisted his parents in their successful businesses on the Jersey Shore
Prior to retirement, Mike was a Navigational Maritime Officer with the Merchant marines, serving aboard sailing and shipping vessels on both the Pacific and Atlantic fleets. He was a member of the International Masters, Mates and Pilot's Union. As a Merchant Marine Navigator for cargo ships, he sailed to ports all over the world, including some Military Ports such as Diego Garcia. His journeys took him to Viet Nam, and too many ports in the Orient. HIs love for the people of distant places and cultures was evident in everything he read, wrote, and supported.
As a playwright, he had two plays produced in Philadelphia, "Johnny Baht" and "Smooth" "Smooth" also enjoy a staged reading at The Circle In The Square Theatre in New York City. Mike was an avid reader of authors such as Eugene O' Neill, Herman Melville, and Jospeh Conrad. He also read hundreds of books about the American Civil War and had an extensive library of books on that period.
Mike had an extraordinary love and compassion for animals of all kinds, and his lifelong support to organizations that care for and protect them. His dearest dog of the nine beloved dogs over the years, was perhaps his hound dog Blue who has, greeted Mike at the far end of the Rainbow Bridge. Mike and his wife enjoyed some ten summers in Vermont where he spent many hours fishing from a little row boat on Lake Salem, with another of his dogs, Kafka, siting alert, beside him. In addition to his loving wife of 42+ years, Karen Hurley-Heyman; his is survived by his brother, Jack, husband of Carol Heyman; his sister, Annette Heyman; and his nephews, Darian, husband of Rebecca Rodriquez, and Paulo, husband of Jennifer Rodriquez Heyman; his nieces, Jessica, (Jonathan) Heyman and Nicole (Georgi) Heyman; and 5 great nieces and nephews and a host of friends that will fondly miss his love of life.
Arrangements have been entrusted into the care of Williams Funeral Home and Burial Services.
Services are private.
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