Henry D. Mirick ’27

Henry died of heart failure on Apr. 12, 2002. Born in DC, he prepared at Western HS. At Princeton he was on the track team and was a member of Quadrangle Club. After obtaining advanced degrees in architecture, he went on to a distinguished and productive career, winning the Rome Prize; undertaking the reconstruction of Hadrian's villa; and in Philadelphia, his work included the Museum of the Barnes Foundation and the Poplar St. Housing Project. He was active in numerous civic activities, including serving on the boards of the Philadelphia Zoo, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Historical Review, Conservation Project Inc., and as president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He was a vestryman at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. Among his broad interests were horticulture, travel, conservation, wildlife, trout fishing, painting in watercolor, and photography. During WWII, he served in the Army and won the Commendation Medal, supervising construction projects and preparing postwar plans.

The class extends its condolences to his wife of 69 years, Marion, his four children, Henry '60, Heath, Marion, and Richard, and his numerous grandchildren.

The Class of 1927