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Henry Cole Jr.

Fairbanks, Alaska

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DIED
October 14, 2020
LOCATION
Fairbanks, Alaska

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Henry P. Cole, Jr., Fairbanks' beloved baritone, mountain climber, purveyor of poetry and song for all occasions, ultimate master of ceremonies, hockey player, math, physics and public policy professor, and kind friend to so many, passed away at the Pioneers' Home on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020,...

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You were my first love. And I never felt adequate for you. But you, disagreed. We were too young. I will always love you and was so grateful that you had met Susan. It seemed that she completed you. Good bye Henry. I will always play "Suzanne " sung so beautifully by Judy Collins. Our song.

Henry Cole Jr. and Lynn Connor at Michigan State University

Henry was a wonderful, kind, darling, decent, beautiful man, a man with integrity. And I still love him. Always have. I wish I'd married him so many years ago. I am terribly sad which will stay with me forever. Most wouldn't know it, but he was also the funniest gymnist ever. Too tall to really nail the flips, and there was always this very loud bang when he'd crash on the gym floor trying over and over again to make it. He'd just laugh and get up. We'd ride around Michigan State University...