WWII hero and pioneering scientist dies at 100

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 25, 2025 9:53 PM CT | Published: November 19, 2025 3:48 PM CT

“They talk about the greatest generation. (Dr. Murray Heimberg) was one of them.”

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Dr. Murray Heimberg Obituary University of Tennessee Health Science Center

John Klyce

John Klyce is an enterprise reporter with The Daily Memphian who writes a wide range of in-depth features, as well as profiles about local leaders, scientists, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else doing exciting and important work in this city. He previously spent four years with the Memphis Business Journal, where he covered public companies, startups, and innovation, and a fifth year with The Commercial Appeal, where he covered education, and chronicled how gun violence and poverty were affecting Memphis youth and their families. He has also been a fellow with the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. John has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Boston University.


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