How do I remove a person (who is requesting to be remove) from a group text- more than 4 people 19

LadyBird7575 wrote:

I clicked message- gray arrow, list of people dropped down, clicked and his contact info appreared- if I delete , his normal contact info on my phone will be gone -and if I click block that is just blocking him from texting me I think. I tried to swipe left on his name , it will not swipe. Just want to remove him from the group text?

Can only be done for group imessage not MMS, if the latter, create a new thread and omit said contact.