With a very heavy heart, I write to let you know that Bill Henrich, our extraordinary colleague, friend, and President of UT Health Science Center at San Antonio since 2009, passed away this morning.   

Bill valiantly and successfully fought a bout with cancer in 2012, with stem cells from his son that saved his life.  Bill returned to his office after an eight-month leave with a stronger than ever determination to make UT Health San Antonio the best it could be in treating, curing, and educating.  And that he did magnificently.  

Bill’s cancer recurred earlier this year and he was in the midst of additional treatments, with plans to return to work in June.  While we will not have the privilege and joy of working with him again, I know we will all remember with great affection our many experiences with Bill and our good fortune that he was part of our lives.    

We will all keep Mary and the entire Henrich family in our thoughts.  This is a hard one for everyone.