This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HENRY, HUNT, PARKER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/322 Message Board Post: The Hood River News-Letter, Hood River, OR., December 29, 1906, page 3 JUDGE HENRY STRICKEN Word has been received by Mrs. J.D. Hunt, that her father, Judge L. Henry, who left here a few weeks ago to spend the winter at Long Beach, California, suffered a stroke of a partial paralysis on Thursday of last week. A later communication written on Monday brought no encouraging news and stated that he had been almost wholly deprived of speech. The change from Hood River to Southern California does not appear to suit his physical condition, as this is the second attack, the first one being soon after his arrival there on a former occasion. Judge Henry is one of Hood River’s early and most respected citizens and his many friends here would most gladly welcome news telling of his recovery from the recent attack. --------------------------------- The Hood River News-Letter, Hood River, OR., January 5, 1907, page 1 DEATH CLAIMS PROGRESSIVE CITIZEN Soldier and Pioneer Passes the Divide, Having Served His Country Valiantly in the Struggle for Bettering Humanity We made mention in last week’s issue of the News-Letter of the fact that our most highly esteemed friend and townsmen, Judge Henry, had suffered an attack of paralysis at Long Beach, Calif., and that it was thought possible that death might result therefrom. Sunday, Mrs. Hunt received a message that her father had died on the 28th from the effect of the attack on the 20th. He was brought home for burial and funeral services were held at the residence on Cascade Avenue. The funeral was in charge of the G.A.R.s of which body Judge Henry was a most highly esteemed member. A short address was delivered by Rev. W.A. Wood of the Christian church, of which organization Mr. Henry was once a member, but of late years as there was no organization in the city and he could not attend the valley church, he was not identified with nay, not having attached himself to the present organization in the city. Judge Lucas Henry was a native of New York state, where he was born 71 years ago last October, and from whence he moved to Illinois at the age of ten years, with his parents, and settled at Bloomington. At Bloomington he grew to manhood and at the call for volunteers in ‘61 he enlisted in Company I of the 94th Illinois and served with honor three of the bitterest years of warfare that has ever crossed our land. Returning from the war at the close of his service in married Miss Amanda B_amwell, at Bloomington in 1864. To this union were six children born, of whom but two remains, Mrs. J.B. Hunt of this city, and Mrs. E.J. Parker of Hastings, Nebraska. He moved from Bloomington in 1872 to Hastings, Nebraska, where he lived until coming to Hood River in 1891, since which date he has made his home here. Judge Henry contracted a disease while in the army which has troubled him ever since and was perhaps one of the causes of the attack which led to his demise. He has been in rather feeble health all summer and went to Long Beach in hopes that he would be recuperate during the winter, leaving here on the 10th of December. On a former visit he suffered a light attack of paralysis from which he recovered, but this time the attack was more severe and his system was weaker and could not withstand the shock. Of Mr. Henry there need be but little said. Everyone knew him here in Hood River, and knew him to love him. He was the soul of honor, honesty and integrity. More than one man in the city has had to feel the edge of his sarcasm because of deeds which were not strictly along the line of exact justice, and they have learned to honor the good old man for the honestly spoken words. He has lived among us a quiet, unassuming, kindly life, a bright smile and a kind word to all his friends, there are but few citizens who will leave fewer enemies and a greater number of friends in Hood River when they pass to the great beyond. In the death of Mr. Henry, the Lyon Post loses their first past commander. There has been made 20 or more past commanders in the post and it has been a very remarkable coincidence that every one of them were living until Mr. Henry’s demise. Through the gross neglect of the baggage man at Portland the body of Mr. Henry was not placed on No. 2 yesterday, as was intended, and the funeral which was to have been held yesterday at the residence, was held here today, where many of his old friends paid their last respects to the departed comrade. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.