William ""Bill"" Hartwell Henderson

William ""Bill"" Hartwell Henderson (1933-2016) Bill, 83 of Aurora, passed away on July 3, 2016. He was born in Gainesville Texas, April 15, 1933 and graduated from North Texas State University in 1954 as a member of the Lamda Chi Alpha fraternity. Bill served in the U.S. Army right after the Korean War and moved to Denver in 1960 working the oil industry. In late sixties, he began working in the bio-medical field where he received numerous awards including his company's ""Man of the Year Award"" in 1973. Bill's favorite past times were spending time with his children and grandchildren, playing golf, barbequing (a true master), and cheering on his beloved Denver Broncos to three World Championships. He is preceded in death by his parents, William E. (Bill) and Eula Henderson, his brother Norbert and his son Keith. He is survived by his wife Emily of 47 years, son Kelly Henderson (CAPT, USN, ret.) (Monica), daughter Holly Van Meter (Guy, CDR, USN, ret.), grandchildren Candace and Kyle Young, Zeb (Capt, USAF) (Leesa) and Jeremiah Henderson (LTJG, USN) (Laura), Nina and Stasi Van Meter, great grandson Preston Young, brother-in-law Dr. Lewis House (Carol), nephews Eric, Spencer (Shelly) and Ryan House (Katherine), and his beloved kitty Baxter Murphy. The Memorial Service with full military honors will be held at St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1 Del Mar Circle Aurora CO 80014 on Saturday July 30, 2016 at 10:00AM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent the Aurora Animal Shelter, 15750 E. 32nd Ave, Aurora CO, 80011 or St Stephen's Episcopal Church.