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Raymond Joseph Heimbuch age 87 passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Sunday October 22, 2017 at the Sunrise Assisted Living facility in Stamford, CT. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to Ferdinand and Ethel O'Gara Heimbuch. He leaves his sister Margaret Hickey and two nephews Robert (Pam) and Christopher Hickey and four nieces Aileen Bowers (Chad), Maureen Hines (Jim), Meg Capodanno (Rob) and Patricia Malatesta (Christian), along with nine grandnieces and nephews. Ray played a prominent part in their lives and continued to show as much interest and enthusiasm in the lives of his grand- nieces and nephews as he had with their parents. Ray was an integral member of the Hickey family joining them in all celebrations and even vacations to Long Beach Island.
Ray was a Professional Engineer who received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College where he was a member of Epsilon Sigma Pi Honor Society and his M.S. in Civil Engineering from Columbia University. He was President of Clarke & Rapuano Engineering Co. from 1978 through 1995 when he became Principle Engineer for Rust Environment and Infrastructure, Inc.
Peter J. Tesei, Greenwich First Selectman, proclaimed with great appreciation and gratitude, July 1, 2010 'Ray Heimbuch Day' for his 30 years of selfless volunteerism. He was appointed to the Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Agency in 1980 and was named chair in 1987 and served until 2000. In 2001 he was appointed to the Planning & Zoning Commission where he served until March 2010. He also spent several years driving for Meals on Wheels."
A mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. at St. Jerome R.C. church, 23 Half Mile Road, Norwalk, CT. There are no calling hours and burial will be private.
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November 21, 2017
Maryanne Connelly
Ed Hollander and I worked with Ray at Clarke and Rapuano. As Landscape Architects we presented to him for many years at Wetlands and P and Z in Greenwich. He will be missed. We are sorry for your loss.
October 26, 2017
Diane Fox
Ray served as a very good Chairman of Greenwich Planning and Zoning for many years. His contributions to development projects in town as an Engineer and PZ Chairman helped to create better projects because of his engineering profession
He had very good people skills and conducted meetings in a fair and open discussion method. He also had a good sense of humor and will be missed
October 25, 2017
fjohn reinke (mc1968)
The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself ... any mans death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss.
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