Tut Heisler |
Full Name: James Garland Heisler, Jr. Born: November 17, 1944, Montgomery, Ala. Died: June 17, 2019, Tallahassee, Fla. School: Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida |
FSU Career |
Swimming & Diving | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 63-64 BK 5-11 150 So * Tallahassee 64-65 IM 5-11 150 Jr * Tallahassee 65-66 BK-IM 5-11 150 Sr * Tallahassee |
Comments |
Obituary for James Garland Heisler Published in The Island Packet on July 14, 2019 James Garland Heisler, Jr., 74, a long time former Hilton Head Island resident, passed away at his home in Tallahassee, Florida on Father's Day Weekend. Jim was born in Montgomery, Alabama on November 17, 1944, the son of the late James Garland Heisler and Frances Powell Heisler. In 1966 he graduated from Florida State University where he was a nationally ranked swimmer. Following graduation, he spent 5 years working for Haskins & Sells as a CPA, first in Atlanta and later in Savannah. In 1971 he was recruited by Sea Pines Company and moved with his family to Hilton Head. After Sea Pines, he was one of the original partners, of Heisler, Henderson & Hannah, a CPA firm. He then worked for Joe Harden Builders before founding Heisler Nurseries in Bluffton. Jim was an active member of St. Luke's Church, very involved in the Hilton Head Lions Club and an avid golfer. Jim is survived by his three children: James Garland Heisler, III of Hickory, NC, Prof. Lora Katherine Heisler (Justin Rochford) of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Logan Marcus Heisler of Hilton Head; four grandchildren: James, IV, Nicholas, Ellis, and Brooke; his brother Thomas Ellis Heisler (Carol) of Graceville, FL; and three nephews. |
FSU Statistics |
Swimming & Diving |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points ---------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ----- -------- ------ 1964 Season 01/08/1964 Georgia 200-Yard Individual Medley 1 2:10.3 5.00 01/31/1964 North Carolina 200-Yard Individual Medley 2 3.00 01/31/1964 North Carolina 200-Yard Backstroke 3 1.00 02/01/1964 East Carolina 200-Yard Individual Medley 3 1.00 02/01/1964 East Carolina 200-Yard Backstroke 3 1.00 02/03/1964 Tulane 400-Yard Medley Relay 1 3:59.7 1.75 02/22/1964 Southern Collegiate Invite 100-Yard Backstroke 5 1.00 02/22/1964 Southern Collegiate Invite 200-Yard Individual Medley 4 2.00 03/21/1964 Florida AAU 100-Yard Backstroke 2 4.00 1965 Season 01/09/1965 Tulane 400-Yard Medley Relay 1 3:58.6 1.75 01/09/1965 Tulane 200-Yard Butterfly 1 2:21.1 5.00 01/13/1965 Georgia 200-Yard Individual Medley 2 3.00 01/16/1965 Florida 200-Yard Individual Medley 3 1.00 01/23/1965 Alabama 200-Yard Individual Medley 1 2:11.3 5.00 01/29/1965 North Carolina 200-Yard Individual Medley 3 1.00 01/30/1965 North Carolina State 200-Yard Individual Medley 3 1.00 02/18/1965 Georgia Tech 200-Yard Butterfly 1 2:17.4 5.00 02/18/1965 Georgia Tech 200-Yard Backstroke 1 2:10.5 5.00 02/18/1965 Georgia Tech 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 3:35.2 1.75 02/27/1965 Florida 200-Yard Individual Medley 3 1.00 03/02/1965 East Carolina 500-Yard Freestyle 2 3.00 1966 Season 01/15/1966 Florida 200-Yard Individual Medley 1 2:09.5 5.00 01/15/1966 Florida 200-Yard Backstroke 2 3.00 01/22/1966 Georgia Tech 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1 3:38.8 1.75 01/28/1966 East Carolina 400-Yard Medley Relay 1 3:47.9 1.75 01/29/1966 North Carolina 200-Yard Individual Medley 3 1.00 01/31/1966 Tulane 200-Yard Backstroke 1 2:12.4 5.00 02/12/1966 Alabama 200-Yard Backstroke 1 2:11.9 5.00 02/26/1966 Florida 200-Yard Backstroke 3 1.00 |