William H. Heise

William H. Heise was born in Preston in 1887. He received his education at Preston Public School and Galt Collegiate and then learned the trade of a watchmaker and operated a store in Preston. He enlisted in 1915 in World War I and was wounded in action in 1916.

He devoted many years in the promotion of sports in Preston and district which was the forerunner of his later service in wider fields. He became an executive member of the Inter- County Baseball Association, as well as being Secretary-Treasurer of the Preston Athletic Association. In 1947 he was honoured with the presentation of a gold hockey stick emblem by the Ontario Hockey Association for meritorious service to that organization.

From the early 1920s to the time of his death in 1950, Heise’s name was synonymous with fine sports leadership and promotion, in Preston and beyond.