Henry von Eichel (Remembered in Photos)

BEST FRIENDS LESLIE COCKBURN AND HENRY VON EICHEL AT NATHANS

There are so many hard parts to the death of Henry von Eichel at his home in Austria on Monday at the age of 64. One of them is that now begins the time when I won't be able to introduce people to Henry, to watch their delight in meeting him and getting to know him, and then thanking me later many times over. Instead, myself, and his many other friends, will have to learn to tell of Henry in a way that shows him, brings him to life, gives as much dimension as possible. All I have for now are photos I'm finding in my archives. Here are some of them, shot mostly in Georgetown, where he also had a home. I hope to find more photos.

HENRY VON EICHEL WITH CRISTINA MITTERMIEIR AT THE NATURE CONSERVANCY DINNER

HENRY VON EICHEL AT NATHANS, WITH LESLIE COCKBURN

NOT THE BEST PIC, BUT IT CAPTURES AN EXPRESSION FAMILIAR TO MANY OF HENRY'S FRIENDS. ALSO, IT SHOWS HIS AFFECTION FOR AND APPRECIATION OF LESLIE

HENRY AND HIS WIFE, MONIKA, AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THEIR GEORGETOWN HOME

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SEQUENCE OF PHOTOS SHOT AT CITRONELLE BAR, AT A FAREWELL PARTY FOR (THE NOW LATE) DAVID BRUCE AND JANET BRUCE BEFORE THEY MOVED TO CHINA

NANCY BAGLEY, MONIKA VON EICHEL, HENRY VON EICHEL AT CITRONELLE

DAVID BRUCE IN THE PINK SHIRT ON THE LEFT, HENRY IN THE BLUE SHIRT ON THE RIGHT

HENRY AND MONIKA ARE GREETED BY IZETTE FOLGER

THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST PICS I HAVE OF HENRY. IT'S AT A PARTY AT JULEANNA GLOVER'S (ON THE RIGHT). IT WAS AFTER HE'D BEEN ILL FOR A WHILE, BUT HAD BOUNCED BACK AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD (AS ALWAYS).