Henry Lind ’43

During his senior year, Hank indicated his intention to go to Harvard Law School. He made good on this plan after serving in the Army, continuing his service in the Army Reserve during the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Hank prepared at Moses Brown School in Providence, R.I. At Princeton, Hank majored in politics and was a member of Whig-Clio and Cannon Club.

Hank practiced law in Providence before moving to Rochester, N.Y., to work as an editor for Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co. In 1973, he moved to Washington, D.C., to be chief assistant reporter of decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court. While working there, he developed and updated style manuals for the court and helped oversee the office’s transition from hot- to cold-type printing. He was chief reporter from 1979 to 1987.

One of his accomplishments included having the justices agree to spell “marijuana” with a “j” rather than an “h.”

Upon his retirement, Hank worked as a consultant for the University of Chicago.

Hank died Nov. 11, 2013, from a heart ailment. At the time of his death he was survived by his children, Curt, Ted, and Katherine; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. His wife, Katherine Walker Lind, predeceased him in 2013.