[Oe List ...] Final report on Larry Henschen

[Ann Shafer]

Thank you, Joan. David and I met Shirley and Larry and later the rest of
their family when we moved to Phoenix. Shirley kindly and ably worked hard
at our business there. Larry and Shirley became our great friends. If you go
on the tour at NASA, there is a huge building that has a replica of one of
the space shuttle modules in it. Right under and in front of it is a desk.
That was Larry’s desk. He tested the computer workings of the shuttle to
make sure all would go okay before launch. Larry and Shirley went on a trip
to Mexico with the Heard Museum in the 1990s. While there, they were taken
to a school. The school had solar energy but it wasn’t working. Larry and
Shirley raised money and interest among their tour group and later Larry and
one or two other men went back to Mexico with supplies and tools and got the
school’s solar power working again. Larry and Shirley built a beautiful home
in the ICA community north of Puerto Vallarta. I have visited them there
with each of my husbands. Each time, they came into Puerto Vallarta and
picked us up and hosted us like we were at an exotic resort somewhere, which
in truth we were. Larry and Shirley tried to teach David and I to play
bridge and we did have fun at it. Larry and Shirley were quite a team at
that! David and Larry worked on the lights and the solar systems there for
both Larry and Shirley’s home and for Ray Caruso’s. Larry and Shirley’s home
is up for sale if anyone is interested. It is off the grid. Entirely solar
including a refrigerator that freezes cold enough for ice and ice cream.
They have two water cisterns, one ten thousand and one fifteen thousand
gallons, that collect and purify rainwater. It is up the hill from the beach
and ocean. We watched whales cavorting in the bay there. It is gorgeous,
white with arches on porches on two sides, beautiful woodwork, bananas that
taste like apples in the yard. When Larry was a child he had a nick name of
Sparky because of his interest in how things like spark plugs worked. These
are just a few of my memories (possibly not so accurate :o) of a dear
friend. Ann Shafer

 

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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:47 AM
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Subject: [Oe List ...] Final report on Larry Henschen

 

Shirley asked me to send out this final report for her.  Larry died
peacefully on April 14 with his family gathered around him as he was taken
off life support.  The following Monday evening family, friends and
neighbors gathered at the Henschen home to tell stories about Larry's life.
Shirley is now in Texas with her daughters, Carla and Patricia.  There will
be a memorial service for Larry in the Phoenix area on June 16, details to
be announced.  

 

She wanted to thank all of you who have contacted the family who sends their
deepest appreciation.

Joan Knutson

 

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OBITUARY: LARRY G. HENSCHEN

Larry G. Henschen, 72, died April 14, 2007, in Phoenix, AZ. Born Jan. 8,
1935, in Indianapolis, IN, to Lawrence and Dorothea Henschen, Larry was
graduated from Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, in 1953 and from
Purdue University in 1957. He married Shirley J. Alley in 1958. His entire
career was spent in aerospace, including 18 years of work on the space
shuttle and space station for NASA-Johnson Space Center in Houston; he
retired from Boeing in 2002. He was preceded in death by his parents and
survived by his wife of 48 years, Shirley; daughters Carla J. Carey (Shawn)
and Patricia R. Henschen; granddaughters Catherine and Emily Carey. He was
especially interested in environmental issues, philately, and genealogical
research. Memorial services will be held in Phoenix, June 16, and in New
Point, IN, June 23, 2007; details to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to  The Nature Conservancy (800-628-6860, Memorial Account
10450446) or to the charity of your choice.





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