William Henry, Sr.
August 28, 1927 — December 7, 2013
William F. “Chic” Henry, Sr.,86, a lifelong resident of Stamford passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 7, 2013. He was born in Stamford on August 28, 1927 to the late Charles and Mary A. Leonard Henry.
Chic attended Stamford local schools and was a retired plumber with the Local #311, retiring from the Greenwich Housing Authority in 1998. He was a veteran of WWII from 1945-1946 and the Korean War from 1950-1953, having served in the US Army.
Chic is survived by his loving son William F. Henry, Jr. and his wife Stephanie of Stamford, his loving daughters Diane Reinheimer and her husband Dean and Debbie Clark both of Indiana, his sister Patricia Urso, two grandchildren Heidi Hope Hamelin, Hillary Atkinson and three great grandchildren Syrus, Xavier and Rainer.
Besides his parents, Chic was predeceased by his sisters MaryLou Remy, Kay Riley, Doris Santora and his brother Charles “Toby” Henry.
Family and friends may call at The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 4:00-8:00 PM. A funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 9:30 AM at The Basilica of St. John the Evangelist RC Church, 279 Atlantic Street, Stamford. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Chic’s memory to ASPCA, 424 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128-6804 or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com
Chic attended Stamford local schools and was a retired plumber with the Local #311, retiring from the Greenwich Housing Authority in 1998. He was a veteran of WWII from 1945-1946 and the Korean War from 1950-1953, having served in the US Army.
Chic is survived by his loving son William F. Henry, Jr. and his wife Stephanie of Stamford, his loving daughters Diane Reinheimer and her husband Dean and Debbie Clark both of Indiana, his sister Patricia Urso, two grandchildren Heidi Hope Hamelin, Hillary Atkinson and three great grandchildren Syrus, Xavier and Rainer.
Besides his parents, Chic was predeceased by his sisters MaryLou Remy, Kay Riley, Doris Santora and his brother Charles “Toby” Henry.
Family and friends may call at The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 4:00-8:00 PM. A funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 9:30 AM at The Basilica of St. John the Evangelist RC Church, 279 Atlantic Street, Stamford. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Chic’s memory to ASPCA, 424 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128-6804 or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com
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