Robert Heinich Obituary

It is with great sadness I just learned about Bob's passing. He, Christine and I have known each other since those days long ago at the University of Southern California.

I have a lot of fond memories of the friendship we shared while we lived in California and especially of my time visiting them in both Bloomington and at their cabin in Colorado.

Much love to Christine and Paul.

I was also on the trip to Hangzhou, China in 1986. It was a very different China and a very different world long before the Internet or even fax machines. Bob was a true gentleman and my heart breaks for Christine.

Bob and Christine were the faculty leaders of an exchange program between IU and HangZhou university in 1986. They were terrific mentors, traveling companions, explorers.

Sending my best to Christine, sad for your loss.

He will be missed by all who knew him. My sympathy to Chris and Paul and family.

Bob was a mentor for many of us who went through the graduate program at Indiana University. He helped me avoid expressing the worst side of myself (with gentle but helpful advice) and until a couple of years ago was continuing to point me to the next question I should be asking. He had a terrific way of saying I like what you've done - but have you thought of .. I always benefited from taking his advice. He had such a rich professional background that he could see issues from many different points of view but always was clear about his own.

Bob was a close colleague and great friend during his years at Indiana University. There was no-one I more enjoyed working with. He was seriously brilliant and well-informed, but equally ebullient and good-humored. We played racquetball regularly for a decade and I beat him maybe 10 times, but it was always great fun.

He was a giant in the field of Instructional Technology. His foundational works are still being read and appreciated. The field will miss his voice and I will miss his friendship.

Condolences to Chris and Paul. Your loss is even greater than ours.