For  Henry
1955-2003

    There's been a lot said about Henry, as a scientist, as a professor, and as just one of us.  And even without any words, the work that he left
behind speaks for itself.  As an advisor, he wished all of us to find our own pace, or, as he told Yanni Sideris, "An advisor should spend half
of his time as the student's analyst."

    I guess Tim Spahr did the coolest thing of all to honor Henry's memory.  This quote is from his speech at the memorial service that the UF
Astronomy Department organized for Henry.

    Most of my research was solar system dynamics, [...] Henry was not working on, but he still helped me [...]. 
One of the things that I did for my thesis project was actually discover asteroids, and, as the discoverer
of an asteroid, you get to name it, at least until they do away with that right.  So I've taken one of my
more interesting asteroids and I've written the required four line citation, which couldn't possibly say
enough about Henry; it's an impossible task.  But, he gets his four lines and it will be put in the official
IAU literature.  The citation reads:

    "An exceptional researcher and brilliant teacher and mentor at the University of Florida,
Henry Kandrup will always be remembered for his dedication to students.  His eccentric and
energetic lecturing style and love of nonlinear dynamics are now reflected in his celestial
namesake: an unusual minor planet in a chaotic trajectory."

Here are some pictures from Henry's trajectory...

8 years old.
 13 years old.




Henry 17, poodle 19.

Princeton graduation.
Wedding day, August 1980.

Summer 1998 with Todd Vaccaro, James Radomski,
and Keith Grogan at Beth Holmes's place.
With Doug Ratay at the Barbara Eckstein/Elisha Polomski and
later Ana Matković/Mike Barker/Ashley Espy Astronomy House.

With Lauren Jones, also at Beth Holmes's place.
Lauren
At Lauren Jones's Ph.D. graduation dinner, Gainesville, August 2000,
with Barbara Eckstein and Lauren.
Barbara Lauren

Sometime in the '80s.
2001.
At the XVI Florida Workshop in Nonlinear Astronomy and Physics,
February 2001, with Daniel Pfenniger,
Daniel
and with Christopher Hunter.
Chris

At Yanni Sideris's Ph.D. graduation ceremony, UF, August 2002
O'Connell

Yanni flowers
At NICADD, NIU, Summer 2003.
With Yanni Sideris and Court Bohn,
Henry Yanni Court
and with Christos Siopis.
XS Henry

With Balša Terzić, 17 X 2003, in my UF office.



    Many thanks to all who helped with this memorial webpage: Beth Holmes, Lauren Jones, Jytte Kandrup (Henry's mother), Debbie Shingler, and Yanni Sideris.

    Also, the painting on the memorial wall on SW 34th St., Gainesville, FL, created by Veera Boonyasait, Michelle Edwards, Ashley Espy, David Clark,
Eric McKenzie, Joanna Levine, and Tim Spahr, following Veera's sketches, was highly appreciated by all of us that passed by and knew Henry (and maybe also
by some that just drove by).

    And here are a few more lines that were read at the memorial service; very unfortunately, Beth followed him five months later...

    Henry will be dearly missed.  He was a wonderful professor with a sense of humor who actually came to our parties.  I felt that he was a good example of
how faculty should relate to graduate students.  I was happy to have him on my thesis committee and I will miss him.  He really cared about the students.
                                                                                                                                     
With Deepest Sympathy,
Beth Holmes (1973-2004)