Once again, I am so sorry for the loss of your son. Henry was
well-liked and respected by his classmates at Dartmouth, and the
Dartmouth community shares its grief with you. Gerry O'Connor,
Director of our graduate programs, also shares his sorrow with you on
behalf of our faculty, staff and students.

I told you on the phone today that one of his classmates had taken a
photo of him at a recent poster session, and she shared it with me
today. I am sharing it with you as I think you will enjoy seeing the
smile on his face in a place that he loved. I remember teasing him
about his haircut just before the poster session started...that he got
it just in time for the poster session and was trying to impress the
faculty! We had a good laugh about that.

- From Karen Tombs, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

My first recollection of Henry was during our first day of Orientation.  We were standing on the Dartmouth Green and I see this adorable young man just playing like crazy with a little puppy.  It was a sight to see.  Henry was on the ground, rolling with the puppy. Of course that turned my heart and I had to know who he was.  He had a smile that could brighten the universe.

What I remember most about Henry was his BIG, BOOMING, CONFIDENT, voice.  He NEVER needed the microphone.

Henry and I, along with 2 others, worked on a project entitled "Canine Therapy for the Treatment of Depression".  Poster night lots of fun, thanks to Henry.  Henry could sell ice to an Eskimo.  That evening Henry gave 150% of himself and pulled our poster to the finish line. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him speak with enormous enthusiasm and zest.

Henry provided a daily spark to our classroom and when he spoke,
"everyone listened".

He will be sorely missed and I sincerely hope that you will find strength from all of us who admired him without abandon.

- from Denise Serrano-Eanelli, Dartmouth

I'll always remember my first class at TDI. I had missed orientation and the first time I was meeting my new classmates and friends was during Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health. When I first walked into the Novell classroom, I was scared shitless. From my New Hampshire, inner-hick perspective 80 "Dartmouth" students were staring back at me. Not knowing what to do or where to sit, I floated towards the center of the room and sat next to a rather large gentleman, who later introduced himself as Henry Masters. After about an hour of lecture our Professor broke us up into groups and had us develop a behavioral health model and told us to be ready to present it to the rest of the class. When it came time to present, the group nominated Henry to present. He happily accepted and asked if I would like to co-present with him. I should have said no, haha.

We both stood up and Lisa Purvis, our Professor, came right over and handed the  microphone to Henry. To my utter shock and disbelief Henry said, "Oh Thank you, But I don't need it". In my head I was like "is this kid nuts? this room is full of people and the acoustics are horrible, nobody is going to hear you"...... oh, how wrong was I....   
Henry started speaking.... speaking? or was it shouting?, was there an invisible microphone in front of his mouth? I don't know. All I know is that Henry FILLED that room with sound. It was like he was giving a  presidential speech. He was LOUD, He was Clear and his voice demanded attention!

I stood there in horror, haha. He quickly finished his remarks and turned to look at me. My face must have been white as a ghost because Lisa Purvis quickly gave me the microphone, probably thinking that I was going to faint if I tried to speak without it, like Henry. I grabbed the microphone, raised it to my mouth and paused. I glanced over at Henry and he had this smile on his face that I will never forget. One of those daring, are you going to "do it" grins. I smiled back, placed the microphone on the desk in front of me and spoke as loud and as clear as I possibly could. When I was done, I sat back down and Henry patted me on the back and said nice job.

Henry inspired me to speak up, to speak loud and to speak proud, regardless of how many "Dartmouth" people are in front of you. It was an honor to know him and and honor to learn from him.

- Michael Rezaee, Dartmouth

Henry was such a wonderful guy. He had a kind-heart and was such a joy to work with - he will truly be missed at TDI. His booming voice, hearty laugh, and great spirit often made me smile.

"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." -Cicero

Henry will remain in our thoughts forever.

- From Bianca Belcher, Dartmouth