Such a kind friend to trust me with helping her on electronics/I.T. issues around her home for the last years of her life. We had a friendship as well. My work there was never just work. I miss her discussions with me & the things I learned thanks to her input on current issues in DC & in the entire country sometimes. Things that genuinely mattered to me. Last we spoke, she had called to ask me for assistance, but passed before I was able to finish what she needed because I was out of town. I wish I had been able to see her, but I realize that even then, I likely would not have known it was the last time, and had I known, saying goodbye would have been agonizing, but I still would have struggled through letting her know just how much I appreciated her in an effort to let her know before her final day what her trust & friendship meant to me. Ellen, I miss you & everything you trusted me enough to share with me & the help I could offer to you!! I can only hope my friendship offered you the same feeling yours did to me. Until I see you again! 😘❤️

I am just learning of the passing of Ellen Henderson.  I cannot fully express the depth of my sadness and also of my gratitude for her mentorship, intellectual generosity and kindness during my doctoral studies at MIT.  

Her lectures on biological membranes were a gift.  She was a blessing.

Reynold  Verret
President 
Xavier University of Louisiana

Sorry to everyone; I didn’t mean to post twice. But nonetheless, I meant all I said about my friend!

Ellen was a dear friend who employed me to do I.T. work for her regularly. We joked that she had some type of spirit in her apartment that made electronics not work properly b/c almost nothing worked as it should. I always let her set a price to pay me for the time I spent there b/c I knew she’d be fair & I enjoyed talking to her while working so it wasn’t even like working. She left a VM in Jan for me & I attempted to call back recently. I was greeted by two automated msgs; 1 said it was an out-of-service number & the other said the cellular customer wasn’t available. So I felt apprehension as I Googled her name (I didn’t know her middle name so just 1st & last), along w/the words “DC” & “obituary”, & sure enough, I saw what I was dreading I might. I miss my friend (I moved from DC to FL just over a year ago but she did contact me here more than once), & I didn’t know if she was ill or anything aside from some minor things she confided in me about - none of which woulda indicated cause for concern such as a possible fatality. So Idk what took her from this earth, but it doesn’t matter - she will be deeply missed by many. And I appreciated that she confided in me about a struggle she went through that I thought I was confiding in her about alone (like only I had dealt with the issue I was telling her about) - she told me more than once she only trusted me to properly handle her electronics setup - from stereo/VCR & TV to internet & PC issues to iPhone issues. And we got her up & running every time, though not usually w/o an inordinate amount of work - which I never minded & didn’t charge more for.  She was the coolest of friends. I offer my condolences to her family & any friends she had who struggled or struggle still w/her loss last month. I hope you are at peace, Ms. Ellen & please always know how appreciated you were & remain. And please know I love you & you made my life & world better places to be within. THANK YOU!! R.I.P. - Keith Phelps

My condolences the entire family & all her friends & former colleagues.. I was her I.T. guy & we always laughed that her unit on Davis Place had some type of evil spirit or jinx against allowing electronics to work because they’d work a few days & then stop all on their own. I’d fix them but they’d stop again 2-3 weeks later. New ones, old ones, everything in between. Wired, WiFi, none of it mattered. But anyway, she was a dear friend & fine person whom I appreciated. She often said she only trusted me with her electronics & that made me feel good - that I am seen by people as being that good at what I do. I will miss Ms Ellen & I appreciate her being an ally for people such as me. I hope she rests in peace & now is enjoying the afterlife without the worry of the world; the aches & pains that come along with it, & all such as that. The last time I went over, I confided in her about something from my past & lo & behold, she had a similar story & I felt we bonded even more. Thanks for being such a great & true friend, Ms Ellen. I wish I could have known it was the last time I’d ever get to see you. 😢

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Ellen J Henderson

16 febrero, 1940 – 1 febrero, 2020

Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home

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