Obituary: E. Dean Henderson

E. Dean Henderson 1914 ~ 2005 Dean Henderson passed away June 21, 2005 surrounded by his family in his home. He was 91 and died of natural causes. He was born May 3, 1914 in Arimo, Idaho to Louis Edgar Williams Henderson and Anna Eugenia Benson. He attended Utah State Agricultural College from 1932 to 1936 where he met his sweetheart, Marjorie Burrup of Downey, Idaho. Dean played on the Utah State basketball team which was made famous by defeating all tournament basketball teams in the West, upending highly favored Kansas on their home court in Kansas City and were then invited to the Olympic tryouts in Madison Square Garden. Dean and Marj enjoy many memories originating from the Bluebird Restaurant in Logan during their courtship years. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on May 16, 1938. Dean was a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the Navy from 1944 to 1946, and served as a Communications Officer aboard the U.S.S. Bruhle in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Dean and Marj began their careers as educators by teaching in Alamo, Nevada-a career which eventually spanned over a combined 75 years in Nevada, Idaho and Utah. Dean was the first principal of the newly consolidated Marsh Valley High School in Arimo, Idaho before retiring from the Department of Education at Brigham Young University in 1979. Dean enjoyed traveling to see his grandchildren and great grandchildren perform in any school or sporting activity. He particularly liked playing golf with his sons, grandchildren or good golfing buddies. He was a near par golfer and played regularly through age 89. Dean and Marj have always been active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dean having served as a bishop of the Downey Second Ward. He readily accepted any calling-including a mission to the Visitor's Center in Laia, Hawaii in 1980. His favorite calling is his current calling of Greeter in the Riverside Ward. One of his greatest joys was his weekly visits to the Provo Temple. Dean is survived by his wife of 67 years, Marjorie Burrup Henderson and their four sons: Gary, (Karen Knudsen); Jan, (Kerry Miner); Kim, (Coralee Maas); and Tad (Tamara Kimokeo) Henderson. Dean and Marj have 24 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Dean is also survived by two sisters, Ann Atkinson of Provo, Utah; Joyce (Parr) Sainsbury of Salem, Oregon; and three brothers, Boyd (Ethel) Henderson of Pocatello, Idaho; Ralph (Lenore) Henderson of Bountiful, Utah; Sidney (DonaLe) Henderson of Orem, Utah. Dean was preceded in death by his father (Louis), mother (Jean), brother (Louis) sister (Helen) brother-in-law (Chick), sister-in-law (Lena), and great-grandchildren (William and Bonnie). A viewing will be held on Friday, June 24 from 7- 9 p.m. at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 E. 800 N., Orem. Funeral Services will be held at the Riverside Ward chapel, 3500 N. 180 E. in Provo beginning at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 25. Friends and family may visit one hour prior to services. (In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to the Perpetual Education Fund. Mail to: PEF, 50 East N. Temple Street, 8th Floor, Church Office Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-1501) Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com