Henry Frederick Pedersen Jr.

Henry (Hank) Pedersen passed away on 10 November in his home in Estes Park. He was 94 years old and had been fighting with bone marrow cancer. Hank is survived by his wife of 69 years, Sara Ann Campbell Pedersen.

Hank and Sara have two children, Lisa and Scott. Lisa Pedersen Miller lives in Estes Park where she is a manager at Trout Haven Resorts. Lisa has raised three fine children, Billy, Courtney, and Sammy. Scott is a retired professor and lives with his wife Jennifer in Portland OR.

Hank graduated from the Univ, of Nebraska-Creighton Law School in 1953 and began to practice law in Nebraska and then eventually in Colorado. Hank was a 20-year veteran in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, US Army, wherein he earned the rank of Lt. Colonel. He served two terms as a Nebraska State Senator and was involved in the Larimer County Planning Commission. He was a very active member in the Lyons Club International, eventually serving as Lieutenant Governor (1983-1984) and then District Governor 1984-1985.

Hank and Sara were married in 1955 after Sara graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1954. They moved their family from Omaha to Estes Park in 1973. Hank and Sara moved to Green Valley AZ in 1996 and returned full-time to Estes Park in 2020. They loved adventure and traveled extensively for over 40 years, visiting 52 countries around the globe.

Hank was a historian and wrote many books regarding the history of Glacier and Rocky Mountain National Parks and of the rich history of the Estes Park region. He also documented the history of the Pedersen and Campbell families as they immigrated to the USA from Denmark and Scotland.

Hank and Sara were members of the Allenspark Community Church. No services will be held.

Having raised six German Shepherds, it is fitting that any memorials be made to the Leader Dogs for the Blind program in Rochester Hills MI (https://www.leaderdog.org).