Henry Joseph Maciejewski left his earthly life 2026 November 3 at the age of 79.

Born in Kingston, NY, Hank grew up in the Old North End of Burlington, then lived multiple places in the Northeast before settling in the Burlington area. He was a polyglot -- Polish was his first language, he was mistaken for a native French speaker when spending a year in France as a Middlebury College student, he knew Latin, and he had an ease with multiple other languages, including Spanish, German, Greek, and Russian. He earned a B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch New England Graduate School, and was at various times a middle school French teacher, a Roman Catholic priest, a drug and alcohol counselor, a metal finisher, a medical records abstracter, and a dishwasher, sustaining friendships over years from all his life phases. 

Hank loved the beach and the ocean, making regular trips to Cape Cod and Maine, and had a fondness for the arts, coffee, donuts (especially Miss Weinerz), and bunny nature, whether in figure skaters or partners.

He was a devoted and active member of The Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington and a monthly meditation group, and was especially concerned about children affected by war or natural disaster.

Hank will be missed terribly by his sister Helen Maciejewski, his brother and sister-in-law David and Sue Maciejewski, his niece Kate Foley, his nephews Michael and Tommy Maciejewski, his partner Da-Shih Hu, and the many friends who loved him.

His memorial service will be on Saturday, November 21, at 1 p.m., at The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington VT. Donations in his honor can be made to The Cathedral Church of St. Paul [ https://www.stpaulscathedralvt.org/donate-now.html ] and/or Heifer International [ https://www.heifer.org/give ].

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