Legacy Partners shares unexpected passing of leader W. Dean Henry

Legacy Partners, a privately held national real estate firm, has regretfully announced the passing of their admired leader W. Dean Henry, who has been CIO since 2012. Guy Hays, Legacy’s president, will now step into the role of CEO while retaining his current role.

“We lost a great man, an extremely capable man who was an icon in the industry, and a man loved by many,” said C. Preston Butcher, chairman of Legacy Partners. “Dean will always be in the hearts and minds of our wonderful company.”

“Having worked alongside him for 30 years, I believe Guy Hays exemplifies much of what Dean imbued to us all, and I am very proud to see him assume this leadership role,” added Butcher. “I have every confidence he will carry the Legacy torch to increased growth for both our talented team and the national portfolio of communities we develop and manage.”

Henry had been involved exclusively in multifamily real estate acquisitions/development, financing, asset