LARRY-HENCH-Obituary

LARRY L. HENCH

Gainesville, Florida

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HENCH, LARRY L., 77 Larry L. Hench, Professor Emeritus University of Florida passed away peacefully on December 16th 2015, at his home in Ft. Myers, FL, at the age of 77. Born in Ohio in 1938 to Mary Elizabeth and Clarence Van Hench and raised on the family farm, Larry received his bachelor's...

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Thanks for everything.
My mentor, my friend.

Celebrating Larry's Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal 2014

It's amazing how one man could be so talented and yet so humble and caring of others. He was intelligent, funny, loving and incredibly engaging. He was my PhD supervisor but I am also privileged that he also became a very close friend. He and Margie feel like part of our family. His passing is a loss to us all.

We knew Larry at Crescent Beach. We enjoyed our friendship with him there. Our sympathies to the family. M. L. and Bruce McEwan

My deepest sympathy to the Hench family. May your warm memories of happy times comfort you and may God strengthen you during this difficult time. Psalms 147 : 3

Larry was a dear friend. He was always thinking of ways to improve other people's lives. He inspired my students in their research. He encouraged me to submit a grant for funding some research he was connected with. It was funded, and we got to work together. Working with Larry was always inspiring.
In addition to his technical genius, he was a great person to be with. He had a great sense of humor and we (Sue and I)always enjoyed dinners with him. We shared bottles of wine, great...