The Passage of L. Henry Gissel Jr.
Henry was an absolute icon in the estate planning community. His accomplishments are legend. Here is a brief description as supplied by Eleanor M. Spuhler (Executive Manager, NAEPC):
[Henry] was inducted into the [Estate Planning} Hall of Fame in 2011, and received the Hartman Axley Lifetime Service Award in 2013. He also served as president of the Houston Estate and Financial Forum, an affiliate of NAEPC. Throughout his career, Henry was very also very active in ACTEC, the American Bar Association, and many other organizations. As noted while receiving the Hartman Axley Lifetime Service Award in 2013, he was the only person to have served as head of NAEPC, the ABA Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, and ACTEC. His dedication to the profession was notable and recognized by all who had the pleasure of serving alongside him.
Here is a link to his vita where you can learn more about this amazing lawyer.
Henry — I hope heaven has good Internet access so you can see how many lives you touched in such a positive way and how much you will be missed. Cheers, Gerry