Pauline Henry ,widow of Mike, advised his passing after many years of treatments for cancer. Mike and Pauline met at Royal Bank Branch of ES&A . His career then took the growing family to branches at South Yarra, Hastings, Berwick and Mornington branches on retirement they travelled overseas and then settled in Safety Beach . After leaving ANZ, Mike worked locally, played golf, travelled and cared for their grandchildren
Geoffrey Harkin emailed“ Can you please pass on the sad news that Mike Henry, a veteran of some 34years, sadly passed away last week and I attended his funeral today in Dromana. Mike had been ill for some time. You could not meet a more genuine & decent person than Mike. Mikes last branch as Manager from memory was Mornington before the major branch restructure back in the late 90’s where he took advantage of early retirement. Mike will be sadly missed by his family and the communities of Safety Beach and Dromana where he was very active in volunteer work. Many may remember Mike as a VFL umpire back in the 70’s, umpiring some 88 VFL senior games from 1971 to1977, many of those games where when only one umpire controlled the game. He retired from umpiring due to having a young family and promotion in his career at the bank. Vale Mike”
A tribute in the Herald Sun reads “Mike, Our school friend, leader, fellow traveller and trivia buff now at peace. Memories live on. Our thoughts with Pauline and family. From Ford, Parnell, Janes and Harkin families” Funeral details: HENRY, Michael Francis Xavier9/10/1946- 03/07/2022 Funeral Mass for Michael Henry will be held at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 7 Foote Street, Dromana, on Tuesday 12th July 2022 at 9:00am.The cortege will leave at the conclusion of Mass for burial at Mornington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, you may wish to donate online to Love Your Sister at www.loveyoursister.org, in memory of Michal. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.tobinbrothers.com.au
