[Erik P Conard]

A WWI flier...an "ace" he was also an erstwhile press agent.
Wilson and his bow tie with a print shirt, has glass case in the
left pocket, white moustache..was easily recognized.
A crusty old guy...'bout my age when I knew him, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, Mizzou chapter. While he was not
close to them during his halcyon days, I can assure you he'd
be mighty pround of PiKA...aka Pike...today.
Heller did not like freeloaders, phonies, and most of the old line
eastern outfits as well as the NIC.
He was quite close to TKE and many of the fieldmen, including
myself. While he was badmouthed openly, a huge number of
fraternity headquarters read his stuff. When I went on the road
in '57 TKE was #4 (I think) in number of chapters, and by the time
I went off, we were #1. Complacency set in, just like he would often say...He constantly said that as a rule the largest chapter
was generally regarded as tops and the "quality vs. quality" defense was pure bullshit...and those advocates...losers. He was
a "doer' and not a fan of ignorant (of our purposes) deans.
Wilson B Heller did more for the Greek system than any single person in frat'y (his favorite spelling) history.
Heller was deep down, a right guy, a good heart, and I am proud
to have known him. I have saved about 50 of his letters to me,
those written on napkins, paper scraps, whatever...he invented
recycling. Heller was a one-er, a man we all should thank.