Henry Wollman Bloch has died

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Henry Wollman Bloch has died

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Henry W. Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block, died today at his home in Mission Hills. KC Southwest HS class of 1939 IIRC.

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Surely the Nelson will receive a large bequest, will there be something more tangible like a public art work as a memorial(other than the fountain)?
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moderne wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 4:42 pm Surely the Nelson will receive a large bequest, will there be something more tangible like a public art work as a memorial?
He did give his entire impressionist collection to them.
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KC stalwart. Hard to replace in our generation.
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