HENRY HORSEY

1924 - 2016

HORSEY--Henry Ridgely, 91, former justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, died peacefully at home in St. Louis on March 3, 2016. Justice Horsey was born October 18, 1924, in Lewes, Delaware. He graduated from the Loomis School in Connecticut and was then drafted into the U.S. Army. He served for three years during World War II, with two years in the European theatre. He was honorably discharged in 1946 as a Sergeant and entered Harvard College followed by Harvard Law School, graduating in 1952. Justice Horsey was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1953. During his career, he practiced law, was an officer and Assistant Vice President of the Wilmington Trust Company, and served in the Delaware Attorney General's office. From 1978-1994, he served as a justice on the Delaware Supreme Court. During his 16-year tenure, Justice Horsey authored more than 200 published opinions, many of which became landmark decisions. He is survived by his seven children Henry Ridgely Horsey Jr., Edmond P. DeV. Horsey, Alexandra Therese Seibert, R. Revell Horsey, Phillipa Ridgely Biddle, Robert Wolfe Horsey, and Josephine Elizabeth Horsey and 11 grandchildren; and his wife Linda George Horsey and her four children Amy George Rush, Mary Noel George, Martin George, and Anthony George and three grandchildren. Memorial: 11:30am, April 2, All Saints' Church, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Memorial donations, which will support dune restoration and preservation along the Delaware coast, may be mailed to BMO Harris Bank, Justice Henry R. Horsey Memorial Fund, 700 Corporate Dr., St. Louis, MO 63105.