“I needa tell you something. You know that before I grew in your belly, Nana held me in Heaven? She always held me and she gave me my bottles.” -Henry
October 23, 2011 – December 5, 2019
Our Hero, Henry Adam Aulenbach passed away on December 5th, exactly 11 months from his diagnosis of stage 4/grade 4 Metastatic Medulloblastoma cancer of the brain. From the moment he was born he was emotionally moved by music. Music calmed his crying, music made him happy, music brought on excitement. He loved singing along to old 45s that played in our family jukebox, his favorites always being anything by The Beatles. As he got older, he had taken a liking to Flo Rida, which became an artist that really got him through his treatments. He often said Once In A Lifetime is the greatest love song of all!
Henry loved being a good student, a good learner and a good friend. He had the very great fortune of having wonderful teachers, paraprofessionals and therapists while attending school both in Randolph and Allamuchy Township, New Jersey. Henry loved spending time trading Pokémon cards with his friends, and even giving away his cards to friends who needed more “good cards”. He loved playing Minecraft, Roblox and playing outside. His very favorite thing to do was hang out with his brothers.
During Henry’s 11 months of surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy, he never lost his empathy. He would see or interact with younger and/or older children being treated at Goryeb Children’s Hospital’s Valerie Center would always say “I feel bad for them….I hope they aren’t sad or in pain.” His heart was and will always be 100 times bigger than most. Henry Adam Aulenbach will always the heart of the Aulenbach Family.
