NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel announced Thursday that his son Henry, 6, has died.
“Our beloved son Henry passed away. He had the softest blue eyes, an easy smile and a contagious giggle. We always surrounded him with love and he returned it, and so much more. Mary and Richard,” Engel wrote on Twitter.
Our beloved son Henry passed away. He had the softest blue eyes, an easy smile and a contagious giggle. We always surrounded him with love and he returned it, and so much more. Mary and Richard. https://t.co/M8LV8SHv6r pic.twitter.com/21Ja6TOtjH
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 18, 2022
Engel shared a link to a memorial page on the Texas Children’s Hospital website, which offered more details on Henry’s life and his diagnosis of Rett syndrome, a genetic brain disorder without a treatment or cure.
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