Horace Edward Henderson

Born July 30, 1917, in Henderson, NC, raised in Williamsburg, VA with six sisters and one brother (all deceased) of Thomas Brantley Henderson, MD and Ethel Maude Henderson. He is survived by Vera Schubert Henderson, a Virginia lawyer to whom he was happily married for 48 years and her child from a previous marriage, Terry Richard Beardslee. Her other child Rochelle Susan Beardslee is deceased. Hunky also had two children from a previous marriage, Terri Henderson Kelley and Elizabeth Lyle Henderson. He also had five grandchildren. Hunky died peacefully after a long visit by his wife on October 28, 2014, in Lynchburg, VA.

Mr. Henderson attended college at William and Mary (Fine Arts) and Yale University (Architecture). He was an architectural draftsman employed with Colonial Williamsburg, VA, assisting with the historical restoration of the entire city. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Williamsburg Chapter and the Williamsburg City Council 1948-50. Mr. Henderson was also in World War II, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1942 to 1946, Private to Captain, five European Campaigns, including Omaha Beach, Normandy June 7 (D-Day plus one). He was also Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia from 1962-1964, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Department of State (Washington, D.C.), National President of U.S. Jaycees 1952-53, where he was Outstanding Jaycee of the World in 1954, Director General of the World Peace Through Law Center, Geneva Switzerland 1965-69. Mr. Henderson is author of three publications: The Greatest Blunders of World War II (2001), The Scots of Virginia-America’s Greatest Patriots (2001) and The Final Word-Great Thoughts on War and Peace (2001). He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Hunky was a devout Christian and an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.

A graveside service will be conducted, 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Williamsburg, VA.