More detail on this person: Robert Stanley
Henderson, "Stan", age 70, died on November 23rd
in Southlake, Texas, of complications related to
cancer treatment. Born in Canadian, Texas, he
spent his childhood in Amarillo, Oklahoma City and
then Denver, Colorado, where he graduated from
South High. He graduated from the University of
Colorado, Boulder in 1970. In 1965, while in
college, he joined Trans World Airlines as a
part-time ticket agent. Given military leave from
TWA from 1966-68, he served in the United States
Army as a helicopter pilot with primary flight
duties in South Korea. He also trained and
instructed helicopter pilots at Ft. Rucker,
Alabama. During his long career at TWA he held
numerous positions in In-Flight Services and
Training. In 1996 he was promoted to Vice
President of Financial Planning and Analysis, and
in 1999 he became TWA's Chief Operating Officer.
Following TWA's acquisition by American Airlines
in 2001 he became a Vice President for American
Airlines, serving as Chief of Operations for
American Eagle until his retirement in 2007. He
married Pamela Tewell in 1984 and they travelled
the world. They lived in Kansas City and St. Louis
prior to moving to Southlake. Stan was a great Dad
and very proud of his son, Webb Henderson, of
Denver, Colorado. Stan loved his life, family and
friends. He enjoyed playing golf, gardening and
was a master woodworker. He also leaves his
mother, June Morgan, two sisters, Carol Gray and
Thisha Kenney, and stepbrother, Bill Morgan, all
from Denver, and his brother Paul Henderson of
Flat Rock, North Carolina. A private service was
held in Denver, Colorado. This information was last updated 12/05/2012
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