Henry Blodget

1931-2023

Henry Blodget died peacefully on January 4th, in his home in Stamford, at the age of 92.

Henry was born on January 2, 1931. His father, Donald McKelvey Blodget, was a banker. His mother, Barbara Barnes Blodget, a writer. Henry and his siblings — Donald, Kappy, and Debby — stayed close for the next eight decades.

Henry went to Choate and then Yale, where he played on the soccer and tennis teams. At Yale, Henry set four all-time soccer scoring records, one of which still stands. He served in the Navy, as an ensign on the USS Weeden. He drove across the United States 11 times. He climbed the Grand Teton and Matterhorn. He flew Piper Cubs.

Henry was a loan officer and Vice President at First National City Bank for 25 years. He finished his career at the Putnam Trust Company in Greenwich. He and his wife Neil had three children — Henry, Sherrill, and Katharine. Henry taught his children to swim, fish, snorkel, shoot, sled, ski, sail, canoe, hike, drive tractors, mow fields, build treehouses and dollhouses, draw, paint, play the guitar, sing, and make maple syrup. Among other talents, he was known for the amount of stuff he could cram into and onto the family station wagon.

After retiring, Henry reconnected with friends and started playing tennis again. He became the ?2-ranked player over 70 in New England and earned a national ranking in “father and son” doubles, despite having to carry his son. He and his partner, Terri Asiel, often traveled and danced together.

Henry told his children he hoped to live to be a hundred. He wasn’t afraid of what was coming next, he said — he just didn’t want to leave. Asked to describe this feeling more precisely, he explained: “I will miss you all.”