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To Honor and Celebrate the Life of Henry W. Eckhart and Extend Sincere Condolences to his Family and Friends on the Occasion of his Passing.
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WHEREAS, Henry was raised on Indiana Avenue in the University District by a single mother, Alice Worley Eckhart, who worked hard to support her three small children during the Great Depression; and
WHEREAS, He learned the value of hard work at an early age by selling newspapers on High Street at 9 years old and hadn’t stopped working since, making 2018 his 60th year as a practicing attorney; and
WHEREAS, Henry attended Northwood Elementary and Indianola Junior High followed by University High School for one year before graduating from North High in 1950, followed by The Ohio State University for a degree in accounting, and later a law degree from the University of Michigan; and
WHEREAS, From 1971-73, he was the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and fought furiously to keep rates affordable for consumers, after which he dedicated the rest of his career to his law practice, continuing to fight for consumers; and
WHEREAS, He is preceded in death by his mother, Alice Eckhart, older sister Sue E. Greer, younger brother Jay V. (Pete) Eckhart, and his infant daughter Amy Katherine Eckhart. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Claudine Lalli Eckhart, his daughter Anne Elizabeth Eckhart, his son, Robert Alan Eckhart (Brieanne Beaujolais) wife, and his cherished grandson, Charles Robert Ticknor; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and celebrate the life of Henry W. Eckhart and extend our sincerest condolences to his family and friends on the occasion of his passing.