William Lyle Heise, 75, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. William was born in Lake City, Florida to parents Willard Revels and Joyce Johns of Wellborn, Florida. He was later lovingly adopted by Edward Heise. He grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Paxon High school. He went into the Navy in 1969 where he was an Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class. He served on the USS Seattle and the USS Hoist. He was honorably discharged in 1973. William retired from Metal Container Corporation after 40 years. He was a man who was proud to serve his country and loved his family immensely. He was always there to help his family and friends.
William was preceded in his death by his parents, Edward Heise; Joyce Heise; Willard Revels; and grandmother Sara Johns.
He is survived by his loving wife, Pam Heise; brother, Randall Heise (Barbara); sister, Sara Ellen Heise Beatie (Bill), daughter, Amy Heise Thomas (Donna Mitchell); nephew Billy Beattie; stepmother Donna Heise; and granddaughters Samantha and Izzy Thomas.
Arrangements are under the care of Fraser Funeral Home, 8168 Normandy Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida, 32221. A memorial service will be held for William at a date to be announced. Family and friends may share their condolences and memories to: fraserfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to the ASPCA or a shelter local to you.
Fraser Funeral Home
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David Dickson
March 1, 2024, 11:40 pm
Worked with Bill since he was hired at M.C.C. One of the best electricians and coworker in all the 45 yrs. I worked there. We were even on the same bowling team back in the late 1970’s . Hope his retirement years were good for him and the family.
Ken Schultz
March 4, 2024, 8:36 am
The master of practical jokes at MCC…Great person to work with and learn from. I have only been with MCC Jax for 9 years and he was a great person to learn from. My deepest condolences.
JIM WERRE
April 18, 2024, 4:40 pm
One the best persons I’ve ever known! Loved him like a brother!
Travis Werre
April 18, 2024, 9:41 pm
I met William through my dad who was an electrician with him at metal container. He was a great man and worker. My condolences to his family
David Albritton
April 20, 2024, 11:52 am
Really loved working with Bill all of those years at MCC. Hard to believe it has been 20 years since I first met him. A great guy, a great friend, and a darn fine Electrician. I learned so much from him, not only about the trade but about life in general. I am definitely gonna miss him. We are continuing to pray for his family during this difficult time.
David Nowicki
April 20, 2024, 12:53 pm
If you’re lucky in your career you find the teacher of life and your trade. There only needs to be a few if you’re lucky as I was. Mr. William Heise left a silent and truly impactful career that to this day has impacted my work beyond measure. I wrote them down and there in my book of everything. I call them the Heise laws of engineering. 1. Always start at the primary instrument, no matter how complex the issue seems to be. Then work through every scenario till you reach the issue you see now. 2. Never group DC circuits on a single fuse and don’t order MCC with distribution blocks in the bottom. 3. Engineering is not amoral and be a soft-spoken thought-out communicator. These profound insights have been something that has a lasting impact in this world. The world for me got a little bit darker, a little bit colder. Bill, I’m pretty sure you’d say start with the primary device, in this case, gratitude and kindness. Thank you, my dear colleague. Fair winds and following seas.