Dad's visitation will be on Tuesday and his funeral and burial on Wednesday. We didn't want to have any conflicts with the scheduled book signing on Monday night. Our family will be at the event on Monday to support Dad, Kevin, and Don's efforts on the FANTASTIC book. You'll love it. We'd love to see you there and we'll raise a pint to Dad! Below are the details for the week:
Monday – The St. Louis Brews Book singing at Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave, 63143, in Maplewood from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
Tuesday – Visitation is at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 350 East Fourth Street, Eureka, MO 63025, click here for map, from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Wednesday – Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 350 East Fourth Street, Eureka, MO 63025, at 11:00 am. Burial following at 1:00 pm at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, 2900 Sheridan Road, St. Louis, MO 63125. Reception in celebration of Dad's life following from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Kathy,
ReplyDeleteMarilyn and I (and Leanna Bea, too) want you to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family from here on the East Coast - I've raised a pint in Hanks honor tonight, albeit it was an import, and not a domestic - I hope he doesn't hold it against me...
Be well.
Kathy, Elaine and family,
ReplyDeleteMy sincerest sympathy to all members of the Herbst family, and though it’s too late… to Henry, my sincere regrets that I didn’t know about your illness until four days ago. So I spent most of yesterday on an emotional merry-go-round. Mostly shocked and shaken by the news that Henry was gone, and yet I spent hours fascinated after finding (thanks google) and reading all of Kathy’s notes (thanks Kathy) on the Herbst Family Blog. What courage that “kid from Dogtown” and his family showed during those long days, weeks and months. Henry, we miss you already. Sally Ryan Sharamitaro, DHS.
Elaine, Kathy and Families,
ReplyDeleteI was very fortunate to have met and become a friend of Hank. Although we only met 12 months ago I really felt a strong friendship with Hank. We had some good long discussions about collecting whilst we were in Orlando and I really enjoyed his company. Following this meeting we continued to correspond on our mutual interest in brewing history.
I'm so privileged that I got to have a short time to talk with Hank at Springfield in September it will be a great memory for me to carry of him.
My thought are with all the family at this sad time.
He will be missed by all his friends in Australia.
Elaine, Amy, Sue, Kathy...I cannot properly express how much I will miss Henry. As I spoke with his friends and family last night and today, I think we are all grappling with this new reality. And our loss is mowhere near the loss I know you all must be feeling but when someone like Henry has been such an important part of your life for 30+ years, the sudden departure of that person leaves a void that is big, deep and wide. My biggest regret is not taking the time to see Henry upon his return from Colorado, however, my memories of him will always be good and happy ones. When I think of Henry, I smile. Whether it was trying to keep each other sane (working with ALL those wonderful women on the Eureka Historical Society...ha ha!) as we worked for years on that other fantastic publication he spent thousands of hours upon, the Eureka Historical Society City of Eureka History Book...which was largely the success and result of Henry's tireless dedication and would NOT have been completed without him or whether it was working with him on some other project or something around Sacred Heart or Eureka, Henry was always someone I looked forward to talking to, to just being around. The Jones's and Herbst's go way, way, way back and I know I speak for our entire family when I say that Henry's friendship was a joy, a blessing and a treasure. He was a true friend, a no BS friend, a friend who was always there with a helping hand and a smile. Every time I raise a toast (especially a Schlafly!) with family and friends, somewhere, in the back of my mind, I know memories of Hank will linger and I will remember that there was a man for whom the phrase "he'd be a great guy to have a beer with" was definitely invented. What a great husband, father, uncle and grandfather, what a great and loyal friend to my parents and my family, what a great friend he became to me. Thank you for sharing him with all of us.
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