She is survived by her two children, Jeffrey and Lindi Himmel, Jeffrey’s wife, Patricia Anton Himmel, two grandchildren, David and Andrea Himmel, one great-grandchild, Ari Vivian Himmel, David’s wife, Jen Himmel, Jeffrey’s former wife, Leslie Wohlman Himmel, and Lindi’s long-time boyfriend, Jason Wilby.
She was married to the late Martin Himmel with whom she worked, leading the package design for many consumer products that became household names in the 1970s and 1980s.
She was known for her creativity, love of poetry, and for helping her son write catchy phrases and jingles for new products and tv and radio commercials.
Harriet played tournament bridge at the highest level. For her, bridge was more than a card game. It was mind sport. Another one of her mind sports was casino blackjack, from Havana in the 1950s, to Las Vegas in the 60s and 70s, to Atlantic City starting in the 80s, and Hollywood, Florida, thereafter. She loved Latin ballroom dance, doing the cha-cha-cha and merengue.
When she moved to Palm Beach, she helped to establish The Harriet Himmel Theater, or, as it became known, “The Harriet,” the cultural arts center anchoring City Place in West Palm Beach, Florida.
She was a graduate of Smith College. Harriet Himmel will forever be remembered as “Harriet Joyce” by her grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, doing a good deed for others would be appreciated.
