LEROY NORMAN HENRICKSON, OF LOMOND PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 14, 2001 AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 65 YEARS.
LEROY WAS BORN JULY 5 , 1936 THE FIRST CHILD OF JERGEN AND STELLA HENRICKSON. THEY LIVED ON THE QUARTER NORTH OF THE SIGURD HENRICKSON RESIDENCE THEN MOVED TO THE CHARLIE SCHAUB FARM WEST OF LOMOND. HE ATTENDED ARMADA SCHOOL FOR HIS FIRST YEAR AND RECEIVED THE REMAINDER OF HIS SCHOOLING IN LOMOND. AT EIGHT YEARS OF AGE LEROY AND HIS FAMILY MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF LOMOND AND CONTINUED TO SPEND SEVERAL SUMMERS AT THE FARM. IN THE AUTUMN OF 1952 HE WENT WEST AND WORKED AT THE COMOX AIR BASE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND UNTIL DECEMBER THE SAME YEAR. BETWEEN 1952 AND 1955 HE FARMED DURING THE SUMMERS AND WORKED VARIOUS JOBS IN THE WINTER, WORKING FROM LOMOND TO LAC LA BICHE. IN 1955 HE WENT TO SASKATCHEWAN AND WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD. HE BEGAN WORKING IN THE OIL PATCH IN 1961 AND MOVED TO CALGARY IN 1965 WHERE HE WORKED AS A PAINTER FOR NU WEST HOMES. IN 1969 HE MOVED TO CRESTON, B.C. AND WORKED AS A BARTENDER UNTIL MOVING BACK TO THE LOMOND DISTRICT IN 1972 WHEN HE BECAME SELF EMPLOYED COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE WINTERS AND PAINTING THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. HE HAS CONTINUED TO RESIDE IN LOMOND EVER SINCE.
LEROY LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HE ALSO ENJOYED FISHING, WOODWORKING AND DANCING.
LOVING BROTHER OF MARVIN (HELENE) HENRICKSON OF LOMOND A NIECE LOREEN (ROD) ORMON OF CALGARY, TWO NEPHEWS LORNE (CONNIE) HENRICKSON OF LOMOND, KEVIN DORSEY OF EDMONTON, THREE GREAT NIECES STEPHANIE AND ASHLEY HENRICKSON OF LOMOND, CHANTAL ORMON OF CALGARY AND A GREAT NEPHEW CASSIDY HENRICKSON OF LOMOND.
LEROY WAS PREDECEASED BY A SISTER DELLA BALOG AND HIS PARENTS.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE MONDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2001 AT 1:00 P.M. AT THE BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH LOMOND WITH REV. ED SUMMERS OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS PETER DEGENSTEIN, BOB BOMFORD, ALEX DODDS, MALCOLM WYNN, DWAIN SOKVITNE, MEL DORAN, LORNE HENRICKSON AND CASSIDY HENRICKSON.
INURNMENT IN VULCAN CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE TRIBUTES IN LEROY’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331 29 ST. N.W. CALGARY T2N 4N2 OR THE BETHANY LUTHERN CHURCH BOX 238 LOMOND TOL IGO.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.