Guyanese entrepreneur, author, real estate developer and the founder of the famed Henry House Catering and Banquet Hall in Brooklyn, Norman Henry who died from heart failure at his Brooklyn residence is to be laid to rest today, according to the Imagenewsletter.
Henry died on November 21 and the news of his passing was reported by his daughter Michelle Henry.
His funeral was set for 9 am New York time at the Guarino Funeral Home of Carnarise at 9222 Flatland Ave, Brooklyn, NY.
Interment is at the Evergreen, 1629 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn.
The report described Henry as a consummate gentleman and a boldly ambitious Caribbean immigrant.
He was said to have born in poverty in Guyana and endured back-breaking work in the cane fields and other menial jobs. He was later chosen to serve in the police force before migrating to the United States in search of education and opportunity.
The ambitious son of the soil later earned an advanced degree and worked as a Public Accountant before opening his own successful accounting firm and began real estate ventures. The report said he later opened the now renowned and successful Caribbean American owned banquet and catering facilities- the elegant Henry House Catering and Banquet Hall. It was at this hall he hosted receptions for presidents of Guyana and catered many elite receptions, including the first victory party for Dr. Una Clarke, the first Caribbean American to be elected to the New York City Council.
“He would eventually meet the president of the United States, cabinet members’, iconic arts and entertainment figures. He was well known to come to the aid of the less fortunate, both back in his home and in his adopted land,” the report said.
He later sold his famed catering house, retired and wrote a memoir, Adversity Is Temporary relating to his rags–to-riches life.
The Guyanese American is survived by daughter Michelle and son Jerry.
