Henry H. DantzlerJr.

Henry Hoover Dantzler Jr, son of Henry H. Dantzler Sr. and Blanche Crenshaw Dantzler, was born March 30, 1957, in Richmond, Virginia. He died unexpectantly January 21, 2026, in Holy Hill, South Carolina.

Henry began his education in Richmond City Public Schools, attending George Mason Elementary School and Blackwell Elementary School. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut. He continued his education with the New Haven Public Schools, attending Fairhaven Middle School and Wilbur L. Cross High School, and graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1977. Upon graduation from high school, he was a part of the Upward Bound Program for the Arts at Yale University.

Henry had the opportunity to draw the backdrop for the Inauguration of Governor Ella Grasso. He had several loves - drawing, military airplanes, fishing, eating seafood, but most of all, he loved driving trucks.

Henry was preceded in death by his parents, brother-cousin, Earl Dantzler Jr. and great nephew, Christopher Collins III. he leaves to cherish his loving memories: devoted sister, Cynthia Dantzler, three sons; Travis, Desmond, and Jonathan, grandchildren; nephews, Christopher R. Collins Jr. and Blake Kenny, nieces; Lethe Kenny and Geocoriah Kenny, great nephews and nieces, and a host of other relatives and friends.