Henri Paul DuBois

Henri Paul DuBois died in Dubuque on August 6, 2026. He was 85. Born in Dubuque on September 13, 1940, with Franco-American roots that shaped the table more than the flag. He learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. He watched bin temperatures and weather reports with equal seriousness. A thermos that never emptied outlasted three jackets. Colleagues still mention a thermos of coffee that never emptied. He married Marie in 1967. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised three children through public schools and ordinary weather. After Marie died in 2019, he kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember a porch light left on for anyone walking home late. He liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. He died in Dubuque, among streets he never needed to explain. The extra coffee is still in the thermos.