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It’s time for the annual Carlie Heimbach
Memorial Campship Drive!
Some people in our club
knew him, but not I. So I
began my research.
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Carlisle Heimbach
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Carlisle
M. Heimbach
(1891-
1 9 7 6 ) ,
t o g e t h e r
with his brother, William P.
Heimbach (1889-1966), operated their father’s lumber business in Duluth.
Their
father, whose name was also William P. Heimbach,
started the Heimbach Lumber Company
in Duluth in 1883. A few years after
starting this business, his sons
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William Heimbach
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were born in
Duluth. Carlisle, nicknamed Carlie, graduated
from St . John’s Military Academy and served
with the French and American armies in
World War I. William junior graduated from
Central High School and attended Princeton
Preparatory School in New Jersey.
In 1907, the senior Heimbach also founded
the Endion Lumber Company, which was
managed by his son William P. Heimbach, Jr.
until 1931. William P. Heimbach, Sr., president
of the Heimbach Lumber Company at 20
East Railroad Street, joined the Duluth Rotary
Club in 1912 with the classification of Lumber,
Retail. In 1922, William P. Heimbach, Sr.
died and both sons continued to operate their
father’s businesses. In 1931, they consolidated
the Endion with the Heimbach Lumber Company
with Carlie Heimbach serving as president
and William P. junior serving as secretary/
treasurer. They moved their business in
1954 from 1st Avenue East and Railroad Street
to London Road and 14th Avenue East.
William P. Heimbach, Jr. was also a member
of the Duluth Rotary Club, the Kitchi Gammi
Club and the Northland Country Club. He
had two sons, William Phillip Heimbach, Jr.
and J. V. V. (Van), who was also a Club 25
Rotarian (as are his son Bob and Bob’s daughter
Ann) Heimbach. When he died in 1966 he
had six grandchildren and resided on Lakeview
Drive in Duluth.
In 1920, Carlisle Heimbach married Charlene
Bagley, daughter of the founders of
the Bagley Company jewelers. They had two
children, Richard B. Heimbach, also a member
of Rotary Club 25, and a daughter, who
became Mrs. James Claypool (Jim also
became a Rotarian). Carlisle Heimbach joined
Rotary Club 25 in about 1917 with the classification
Lumber, Retail. He served as director
of the City National Bank, an advisory
director of the Northern City National Bank,
president of the Northland Country Club,
member of the Kitchi Gammi Club, the Pilgrim
Congregational Church, and president
of the Forest Hills Cemetery Association for
25 years. At the time of his death in 1976, he
had nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
He lived at the old Paine Farm.
Carlie Heimbach served 59 years in the
Duluth Rotary Club. He was past president,
and founder of the Duluth Campship Fund.
His work as a leader in Rotary youth work
projects is legendary. No wonder the Campship
Drive is now named the Carlie Heimbach
Memorial Campship Drive. I can almost hear
him making his announcement for 100 percent
participation this year! |
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