On November 4, 2011, at Renaissance Gardens, Silver Spring, MDD, Hank died of congestive heart failure and related illnesses. Survivors include his wife of 32 yeas, Ellen Denney Marsh; sons, Jim (Lisa). Seattle, WV, and Duncan, (Mindy), Everett, WA; Eileen's daughter, Megan Gardner, Phoenix, MD, and Carol Love (Patrick), St. Petersburg, FL; and 11 grandchildren.

Following graduation from Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, WV, Hank served in the U.S.Army, where his love of military history was deepened during an 18-month posting to Germany. Graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in Civil Engineering, Hank went to work at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Retiring from WSSC in 1984, he worked a the Prince George County, MD Department of Public Works until his second retirement in 1996.

Hank and Eileen lived in THE HOUSE HANK BUILT in Beltsville, MD for many years , before moving to Riderwood Village, Silver Spring, MD in 2004, where they made many new friends and enjoyed classes, activities, and dinning with neighbors. Hank will be remembered fondly for his smile, his stories, and his repertoire of corny jokes,

Born in 1935, the year that Alcholics Anonymous was founded, Hank is also survived by many friends of Bill W., with whom he shared 37 years of sobriety in fellowhip. The Big Meeting has welcomed him home.

Private services will be held at a future date.

Published in The Washington Post on November 20, 2011.