Indrikis M. Kaneps ’58

Henry died Oct. 7, 2018, in Sandyston, N.J. He was 84.

He came to Princeton from Newark Arts High School after an unusual childhood. Henry was born in Riga, Latvia, but toward the end of World War II his family became refugees, survived several bombing raids in various villages in Germany, and in 1949 a family friend obtained a United States sponsor for his family. On Oct. 1, 1949, they arrived in New York Harbor.

At Princeton Henry majored in architecture and was a member of Campus Club. He was the art editor of The Princeton Tiger and the Princeton Engineer. He held the Lloyd-Smith scholarship for four years, and he worked in Commons and as a laboratory assistant in the architecture library. He roomed at 631 Laughin Hall with Fred Miller, Dave Grundy, John Ferch, Mal Roberts, Don Ward, and Bob McConnell.

After graduation, Henry joined Professor Aladar Olgyay as a draftsman, drawing plans for a solar-energy research laboratory for Curtiss-Wright. But a few months later, at almost 26 years old, he was drafted into the Army and was eventually assigned to the Jungle Warfare Training Center in the Panama Canal Zone as an Army illustrator. After an honorable discharge in 1962 he earned a master’s degree in architecture from Columbia.

Since 1976 Henry had raised his family in Sandyston, where he was a member of the planning board. He perfected his watercolor technique, earning numerous ribbons and other recognition.

Henry is survived by his wife of 55 years, Yolanta; his son, Davis, and his wife and three children; and his sister Daina Lucs. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.