Gina Michelle Sennett Henderliter

Gina Michelle Sennett Henderliter, 36, of Edinburg, IL, passed away on June 25, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL. Gina was born January 29, 1982 in West Lafayette, IN, the daughter of James and Tara Scales Sennett. She married Shawn Henderliter on March 26, 2010. Gina earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Studies from Illinois State University. She worked for Administrative Services Inc., now in Pawnee, for more than 15 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Springfield and the live action role playing game, Amtgard. Gina loved all kinds of crafts, particularly sewing costumes, spinning wool, and jewelry work. She also enjoyed camp cooking and had a passion for helping others and teaching. Gina was preceded in death by her mother; her aunt, Catherine Sennett Lee; and her grandparents. She is survived by her husband, Shawn; her father, James (Carolyn) Sennett of Newnan, GA; many aunts, uncles, cousins; and a great many self-adopted family members. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. The family will host a Celebration of Life ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday June 30, 2018, in the Community Life Center at First United Methodist Church, 2941 S. Koke Mill Drive, Springfield, IL, with Pastors Ed Ingram and Nicole Cox officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 p.m. Parking and entrance for the Community Life Center are located in the rear of the building. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to: METAvivor, 1783 Forest Drive, #184, Annapolis, MD 21401. Donations specifically in memory of Gina may be made through the link: https://secure.metavivor.org/page/outreach/view/2ndAnnualMetaribbonChallenge/GinaH About METAvivor: METAvivor is dedicated to the specific fight of women and men living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. At the time of METAvivors founding, no organization was dedicated to funding research for the disease and no patient groups were speaking out about the lack of stage 4 cancer research. While more and more people have taken up the cry for more stage 4 research, METAvivor remains the sole U.S. organization dedicated to awarding annual stage 4 breast cancer research.