Henry H. Huston Sr.

Henry H. Huston Sr., 88, of Burlington, Vt., died peacefully on July 21, 2019.

Barbara, his wife of 58 years, passed away in 2010, and his thoughts were with her every day.

He is survived by his daughter Ann and her son Joseph; by his son Henry Jr. and his son Lincoln; and by many extended family and dear friends.

Henry was born in Chicago in 1931, the youngest of five, and he married Barbara in 1952. He served in the Korean War and later moved to New York, where he attended Cooper Union.

Vermont became his home in 1968, and a year later he established his graphic and industrial design business, Huston Associates. He was an energetic collaborator on projects such as the Church Street Marketplace and the Burlington waterfront. His designs informed many of the unique businesses that made up Burlington and Vermont’s dynamic transformation.

People gravitated to his boundless enthusiasm, playfulness and constant creativity. They, in turn, were touched by his sincere, curious and caring nature.

Lake Champlain provided a theme of great joy throughout his life — from his many boats and a nautical antique store in Essex, N.Y., to volunteering at ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain to finding warm companionship in his late years at the St. John’s Club.

At his request, no immediate service will be scheduled. Donations in his honor can be made to ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: echovermont.org/join-support/make-a-gift.

Related Stories

Remembering Vermonters We Lost in 2019

On New Year’s Day 2019, Seven Days staff photographer Matthew Thorsen died from cancer — or, as we put it in our cover story tribute to him the following week, the disease “ushered” the beloved and brilliantly enigmatic artist “into his next great adventure.” Wherever it is we go once we depart this mortal plane, Matt has had good company there these past 12 months.

This article appears in Jul 31 – Aug 6, 2019.

6 replies on “Obituary: Henry H. Huston Sr., 1931-2019”

  2. Henry was one of those people you just never forget. I will never look at a sunset again without smiling and thinking of Henry. Rest in Peace.

  4. Henry was a wise great man. He was always young at heart.

    Rest in peace Henry. I am going to miss you.

    I hope you are somewhere dancing with Barbara and enjoying a martini.

    CL

  6. My Uncle Henry was a creative genius with a terrific sense of humor and an infectous laugh. He and my brother shared a birth date, and my brother, Henry’s nephew Tom, was given “Henry” as a middle name. He stayed close to uncle Henry for so many years and always called him on “their” birthday. He came from a remarkable brood of five children, my mother Ann being in the middle. After his parent’s deaths he was raised by his Uncle and Aunt in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His creativie problem-solving was nurtured by the scientific mind of his Uncle Harold and his artistic nature was appreciated by his Aunt Helena, a star of radio melodramas. It was an unusual upbringing, but it produced such a fine person. And Barbara, the love of his life, was a gem. Farewell, dear Uncle. May you rest in peace. Laurie Davies Adams, niece

Comments are closed.