Henry Bloch, the easygoing pitchman who helped found tax preparation giant H&R Block, died Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo., the city where he opened his first storefront tax office He was 96 and died of natural causes, the company announced.
Henry Bloch retired as H&R Block's chief executive officer in 1992 and as chairman of the board of directors in 2000."Through his honesty and integrity, Henry embodied the best of American business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In so many ways, he was ahead of his time and a model for today's entrepreneur," said Jeff Jones, president and chief executive officer of H&R Block Inc. in a written statement.
Born July 20, 1922, Bloch was the son of a prominent lawyer. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in mathematics. Bloch, who flew 32 combat missions over Germany as a navigator in World War II, also was a philanthropist. A foundation he started along with his wife, Marion, supported numerous charitable causes in Kansas City, including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute at Saint Luke's Medical Center and the Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Marion Bloch died in 2013.
"This is an enormous loss to the community and to the Nelson-Atkins," said Richard Green, chairman of the museum's board of trustees, in a written statement."Henry Bloch had an unfailing vision and enthusiasm that was borne of genuine gratitude."Essential California Newsletter
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