in Kansas City on April 23, 2019, in hospice care at the age of 96. He was remembered by Jeff Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of H&R Block Inc. as a model for entrepreneurs. "Through his honesty and integrity, Henry embodied the best of American business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. His vision lives on through H&R Block associates and the many philanthropic organizations that he supported." See also List of entrepreneurs List of people from Kansas City, Missouri List of University of Michigan alumni References 1922 births 2019 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American chairpersons of corporations American financial company founders American financial businesspeople Jewish American philanthropists H&R Block Harvard Business School alumni American art patrons Patrons of schools Businesspeople from Kansas City, Missouri Military personnel from Missouri Taxation in the United States University of Michigan alumni University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni United States Army Air Forces soldiers Philanthropists from the Kansas City metropolitan area United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century American philanthropists 21st-century American Jews