Wednesday, June 6, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Obituaries
Michael D. Henderson
January 29, 1941 — May 18, 2018
Michael “Mike” Doran
Henderson of Sisters, 77,
passed away on May 18, at
St. Charles Medical Center
in Bend after sustaining
multiple injuries in a colli-
sion three weeks earlier in
Redmond.
Mike was born on January
29, 1941, in Oakland,
California, to John Henry Hill
and Velma Louise Drewry
Hill Henderson Day. When he
was young, his family spent
a lot of time at the Drewry
Ranch in Mendocino County,
where he enjoyed fishing,
hunting and helping with the
livestock. Over the years, He
returned to the ranch many
times to visit the Drewry
cousins. His family moved
to Oregon when he was a
teenager, and that is where
he would end up spend-
ing the majority of his life.
Mike graduated from
Corvallis High School in
1959, where he was active in
sports, student government
and DeMolay International.
He went on to college and
completed his undergradu-
ate studies at University
of Oregon. He would later
serve as president of the
University of Oregon Alumni
Association. He contin-
ued his studies at Lewis &
Clark College School of Law
and obtained his JD (Juris
Doctor) degree.
Mike began his legal
career with at the DA’s office
in Grant’s Pass, Oregon.
Later he realized that he
was better suited for private
practice, made the change,
and never looked back. At
that time, he was married to
Sylvia Henderson, and they
were raising their two sons
and his stepdaughter. In the
late eighties, he moved to
Central Oregon with his fam-
ily and continued his career
as a self-employed criminal
defense attorney. He also
built Vermont Station, a
downtown Bend office build-
ing, where he had his own
business office and rented out
the others. He was a practic-
ing lawyer up until the tragic
motor vehicle accident that
ultimately ended his life.
Prior to the accident,
Mike was a very active
77-year-old, still working,
but also enjoying his free
time with a number of inter-
ests and hobbies. He was an
avid Oregon Ducks fan and
member of two American
Poolplayers Association
(APA) local teams, Chalk
of the Town and Give Me A
Break. He enjoyed fishing,
hunting, hiking, skiing, and
horseback riding, as well as
yoga, Pilates and Conscious
Transformation with his sig-
nificant other, Annie. Mike
was also a member of the
Folk Arts Circle with Sisters
Folk Festival. Living in the
serene Sisters countryside, he
was taking care of a number
of animals and living life to
its fullest. Mike will be fondly
remembered by friends
and family for his calm
and soft-spoken presence,
sense of humor, intelligence,
patience, kindness, thought-
fulness and loving spirit.
He will be missed by many!
The deceased is survived
Eula Curtis
Novgmbgr 29, 1919 — April 19, 2018
by his significant other, Annie
Andreson of Sisters; sons:
Martin Henderson (Julia)
of Eugene and Michael
Henderson (Wendy) of Bend;
step-daughter: Jackie Rudd
(Lewis) of Seattle, WA; sis-
ters: Lynn Henderson of
Fountain Valley, California,
and Cindy Saling (Bob) of
Surprise, Arizona, as well as
four grandchildren and one
step-grandchild.
His celebration of life will
be on June 16 at 4 p.m. at
The Belfry in Sisters. Those
wishing to attend may RSVP
and/or direct questions to:
wendhendbend@gmail.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations in his name may
be made to CASA (Court
Approved Special Advocates)
of Central Oregon, whose
information can be found
online at www.casaofcentral
oregon.org.
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Eula was preceded in
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Eula Curtis was born in
Marcola, Oregon, to Sam and
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high school as class valedic-
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husband Lester Russell
Curtis on a blind date and
they were married in 1943.
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rapher for the USGS. The
couple and their three young
daughters lived in seven
western states and moved 61
times in the 30-plus years he
worked for the government.
In 1947 Russ was sent
to Prineville. They loved
it there and decided they
would retire in Central
Oregon. They purchased
land in Sisters and moved
there in 1973. Eula worked
for the City of Sisters from
1980 until 1985. In 1992
she became a SMART vol-
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for several years and loved
it. Eula also volunteered at
the Sisters Area Chamber of
Commerce for several years.
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