Born on September 9, 1936 in the city of Holguin, Cuba, Enrique Constantino
Insua Manduley was welcomed into a close-knit family, including parents,
Mercedes Digna and Enrique Constantino, Sr., and sister, Rosa Maria. The man
we knew as Henry adopted the English version of his name upon his
naturalization as a U.S. citizen.
In 1978 he became a resident of Hot Springs,Arkansas with his wife, Yvis and two of his five children, Ralph and Ibis (Tati to her family). His love for his hometown of Hot Springs is reflected in the
home and gardens he tended and grew year after year, and in his fierce
support of the U of A Razorbacks, college home of youngest daughter, Tati,
son-in-law Richard, and eldest son, Juan. His eldest daughter Rosa, second
youngest, Barbara (a.k.a. Barbie) complete the children who will miss him
more than can ever be expressed.
On September 9, 2021, his 85th birthday, and just after the time of his birth,
Henry exhaled his final breath, marking poetically a life led with integrity and
good-nature. (Preceded in death by parents Mercedes & Enrique Insua,
granddaughter, Taylor Suarez, son Juan Enrique Insua, son-in-law Mark Holley
and sister Rosa Maria Ivanec).
Henry leaves seven beloved grandchildren, Ashley, Harrison, Nathan, Jack,
Logan, Salomé and Nicolas and two beloved pugs, Lily and Lilo. His brother-inlaw,
Nestor as well as Leonor & Burt Barr, Dr. Jorge & Alicia Jimenez, and
Maury Rosales remain with joyful memories of a true-blue friend.
As much an explorer as a home body, Henry loved to travel and saw much of
the world in his life. Traversing the Atlantic as a young college student at
Louisiana State University, he became proficient in both English and his major
of chemical engineering concurrently.
As an engineer, Henry's career took him from nickel and quartz mines to
chemical plants and finally to a state position at Arkansas’ Department of
Environmental Quality, from which he retired in 2008. As a
court interpreter he shared his communication skills and affable spirit, giving
back to the community which so welcomed him and Yvis as a native son and
daughter.
A science and nature enthusiast and consummate handy-man,
Henry could fix just about anything. He was outgoing, curious and creative,always with a good word for his neighbors and friends. A devoted family man, Henry was a quiet student of life and nature.
All his life Henry marveled at natural and human-made wonders, and through
the years he shared this gift with his family during trips to such sites as the
great Pyramids of Egypt, the waters of the Caribbean, the temples of Thailand,
the Grand Canyon, the deserts of California, the Petrified Forrest, and the
countless natural and artistic treasures here in Arkansas, (the Blanchard
Springs Caverns, Crystal Bridges and Thorncrown chapel, to name just a few).
Henry’s family would like to thank the community of Hot Springs that
surrounded him for over forty years for the honor of their
friendship throughout his life. May his memory be a blessing.
A memorial service for Henry will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at
5:00 pm, at Westminster Presbyterian Church on 3819 Central Ave. Hot
Springs, AR 71913
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