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Sam R. Heller
Sam Raymond Heller (1892 - October 1, 1969) was an American politician and banker. He served one term in the Kansas Senate from 1962 to 1964. Early lifeSam Raymond Heller was born in Pearl, Kansas, a community southeast of Abilene. He attended high school in Chapman.[1] Heller graduated from the Washburn University Law School and Harvard Business School.[2] CareerHeller served as an ensign in the U.S. Navy in World War I.[2] Heller was active in the Eisenhower Foundation which helped build the Eisenhower Museum (now part of the Eisenhower Presidential Center), and served as its president from 1951 to 1969.[citation needed] Heller was elected president in June 1951.[3] Heller was also a friend of Dwight D. Eisenhower and helped make arrangements for Eisenhower's visits to Abilene.[citation needed] Heller served as a member of the Kansas Senate for one term from 1962 to 1964, representing Dickinson and Clay counties. He replaced Gordon Mark, who resigned from office, on January 10, 1962.[2][4][5] In 1927 he became an officer of the United Trust Company of Abilene. He became president of the United Trust Company.[1][2] He was also the director of a chain of Duckwall's stores and served as treasurer for several years.[2] Heller was the director of Alliance Insurance Company in McPherson.[2] Personal life and deathHeller was married and had one daughter, Barbara Heller, a professor at the University of California, Davis.[2] Heller died of a heart attack on October 1, 1969, at his family's summer home in Port Clinton, Ohio. He was buried in Port Clinton.[2] References
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