At Hotchkiss he played tennis, soccer, and rugby. At Princeton he majored in philosophy. His senior thesis was “A Statement of Logical Empiricism.” A member of Cloister Club and captain of varsity fencing, he won the Todd Harris Fencing Award. He later became U.S. Champion in epee fencing in 1959 and a member of the U.S. Olympic Team in 1960. He earned a law degree at Yale Law School in 1961 after service in the Air Force.

Joining Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers & Rhoads in 1961, he spent his entire legal career with the firm, became a partner in 1969, and retired at the end of 1995. He excelled in his field of major commercial litigation, representing either side, and was a wise and objective business counselor with deep knowledge of antitrust law and its practical implications. 

He was an acknowledged master of the English language and had a sharp wit. Characterized as “a generous mentor, exacting craftsman, scourge of pomposity, and utterer of uniquely funny stuff,” he particularly loathed the corrupted and fraudulent verb “to address” and never wore a pocket square or tiepin. 

Henry is survived by three children: Nadine, Harry ’86, and Alyssa; and his friend and former wife, Elizabeth.