Robert Edward Henrich was born to Charles and Mildred Henrich on April 15, 1949. Bob was a loving husband, dedicated father and grandfather. Growing up in South Houston, TX he was in the Boy Scouts, and eventually became and Eagle Scout.
In 1994, Bob began training for Stephen Ministry and became a leader and trainer in 1996 and continued to serve for 20 years. When he lived in Colorado Springs, he volunteered at the Methodist church for 21 years operating all the sound equipment, wiring and installing new computer systems, and training others to use them. His favorite hymn was Take My Hand, Precious Lord.
Bob worked for NASA leading the team of engineers at Ford Microelectronics that designed and implemented the switching network for all payload and command data/communication system for space shuttle “Columbia”, Space Missions “Challenger” and “Discovery” (10 missions).
He enjoyed fishing, baseball, gunsmithy, and building computers. His grandparents on his mother’s side were of Native American heritage (Kiowa and Pawnee). Consequently, Bob was raised in the Native American way and was very active in the Native American community, frequently participating in dance competitions at PowWows. He also practiced beadwork and costuming.
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