Henry Rospond Obituary

The first time I saw my Uncle Hank was when I was about 6 years old. It was a memory that I will never forget. My older sister was having her communion and I recall seeing this man with a black mustache and black hair dressed in an all white suit at our house during the communion party. (My aunt says it was a baby blue suit, but for some reason I remember it as all white). Anyway, at some point during the day, this man, dressed in all white came over to me and leaned over, he handed me a one dollar bill and said, "take this and go buy yourself something", then he walked away. No introductions, no formality, that was it, that was my first memory of Hank, him giving me this gift, which made such a big impression on me that day that I still remember it vividly 36 years later. And from that point on, my Uncle Hank continued to leave impressions on me in that way. Whether is was at his trailer sitting around the campfire as a kid, or watching him play ball with one of his dogs in the backyard on Diversey, or hearing all of the jokes. He always had lots of jokes. The last time I saw my Uncle Hank was at my Aunt Adeline's 80th Birthday Party in mid July this year. Uncle Hank pulled me over to the side and said something like "Brian, take a look at me, don't be like me or you'll end up in a lot of pain and in this wheel chair" then he paused for a bit and said, "If I had to do it all over again(in a very serious tone) .......................................I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING!......I'm not joking" and we had a good laugh. That was the kind of man my Uncle Hank was. Still laughing in the face of his hardships and always fighting on. Uncle Hank, you will be missed greatly. Brian Fisher(San Francisco, CA)

So Sorry to hear of your loss Aunt Adeline, may the Lord watch over you and may Henry find peace in the hereafter.