Dallas Ray Henderson passed away peacefully on Sunday June 29th at the age of 66. A celebration of life will be held August 5th at 11:00 am at Cambridge Lutheran Church. A time for visiting will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
A devoted family man, Dallas was born in 1958 in Rapid City, SD. He was the youngest of 7 children born to Walter and Vera Henderson. He married his high school sweetheart, Sally (Sorenson), in 1977 before moving to the Cambridge-Isanti area in 1984, where they raised their five children.
When he wasn’t attending events for his children or grandchildren, Dallas spent countless evenings and weekends helping others in the community by repairing their cars, trucks, lawnmowers, bicycles and anything else with an engine or wheels. He took great joy in his work and loved helping others where he could.
Outside of his family, Dallas was most well-known for his tremendous work ethic. After spending 15 years as a welder at Arrow Tank & Engineering in Cambridge, he became a proud member of the 49ers union as an Operating Engineer playing with “big boy toys” as he liked to say. Some notable projects he took pride in working on with the 49ers included the 35W bridge and the light rail system around the Minneapolis Airport.
Dallas passed away just days prior to celebrating 48 years of marriage while traversing life’s ups and downs with his wife, their five children and eight grandchildren. Dallas is survived by his wife Sally; his children- Steven (Kate) Henderson, Michael (Greta) Henderson, Lisa (Joe) Dietsch, Amy (Kurt) Williams, and April (Eric) White; his grandchildren- Aiden, Emily, Elizabeth, Malory, Jonah, Brita, Leo and Miles; and his older siblings Carrie (Clifford) Davis, Karyl Ann (George) Putnam, and Jim (Jean A.) Henderson, and his father-in-law Russell Sorenson.
Dallas was preceded in death by his parents, three older brothers: Lee Wayne, Charlie, and Teddy, and his mother-in-law June.
The family would especially like to thank the staff in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Abbott Northwestern Hospitals for their loving care and tireless work. Over the past few weeks their devoted care for Dallas helped make his passing as peaceful and comfortable as possible while also providing unwavering support to his family.
Sending prayers and hugs for the entire family. Dallas was such a wonderful neighbor and set such an example of a good famly man.
May the memories that may seem so hard today be ones that, in time, sustain you and bring a warmth to your heart s.
Sending love to the Henderson family. I remember Dallas being the perfect dad for my friend Mike and his family. He was a very kind and hardworking man and I’m sending my deepest thoughts and prayers to the entire family,
Sally and family, Dallas will be remembered for his commitment to you. He was someone to be admired. His legacy is apparent in the accomplishment of his children, all five of which I have the privilege of knowing. May you find strength in memories, and peace knowing of his integrity. Hugs to all of you.
Hurting for you all. I’m not sure if I can adequately say how much I love your family and how influential you all were to me growing up.
Sally, I am so sorry for your loss. 48 years together says all that needs to be said. God bless you and your family.