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Henry DeVault

There was so much to Henry that a lot of people did not know. Henry was the boy who loved to sing (if you're happy and you know it was his favorite) and spell, and interrupt you as you tried to sing and spell, because nobody’s singing voice or spelling abilities were good enough for Henry :) Henry was the boy who loved listening to Dora and Curious George, and had an attachment to his fidgets of choice. Sometimes those would range from books in bags, to pop-its, to leapfrog toys, or a wine saver pump that he called a plunger. That one was my favorite. But regardless what the object was, it was his and it was what he needed for security and comfort. Henry and I played thumb war quite often over our time together. And graciously he would let me always have a turn to win. He was quite the gentleman. Henry was the boy who learned to read braille and could read 190 PCI words, he knew 120 numbers in braille, he knew how to braille his name and on his smart brailler. He knew how to navigate his iPad to play a game, he knew his personal information, and he knew most of his braille contractions.  He was the boy with the sweetest manners by saying "no thank you" when he didn’t want to participate in something. He was also the boy that loved his snack and food more than anything, and wouldn’t give you the time of day while he was eating. Can we really blame him? We all love food. Henry was the boy who wanted you to ask him how he was feeling today, and his answer was always the same....Happy. Occasionally he would throw out words like excellent, phenomenal, and amazing. Henry was also the boy who loved shaking hands, asking for 8 handshakes and wanting to start over after 2. He loved high-fives, specifically 6 or 8 high-fives. Most of all Henry was the boy who knew how to touch people's lives. And if you were one of the lucky ones to know him, then your life was touched. There is an endless list of people that have worked with Henry over the years and have all said the same amazing things about him since his passing. To be able to have an impact on that many people is an amazing gift. Henry is truly famous and will forever be a legend. I want people to know how truly special he was. And I don’t want Henry to be remembered as the blind boy.  I want him to be remembered as the Superhero who had the powers to make everyone's lives a little brighter everyday. I have had a lot of people tell me over my time with Henry that he was lucky to have me, but I was the lucky one. We were all the lucky ones. If there is one thing I can say for sure, it is that Henry knew he was loved at school. And I want to thank anyone and everyone that opened their hearts to Henry. Henry loved those stress hearts that you get from doctor offices or after a CPR class and always wanted one in his pocket. Now he will hold a piece of my heart and everyone's who loved him. Please remember Henry not as the blind boy, but as the Super hero that had the power to touch the lives of all those he met and the boy who was happy.  Thank you. 

With Love, 

Monica

MARCH Upcoming Information:

• Late Start March 6th

• Buddy Club is March 7th from 3:40 - 4:30 pm in Room 150

• Community Trip to Fire / Police Station on March 13th.  No money needed.

• Snack Delivery to staff March 20th!