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J ame sHe n d e r s onl e a v e st omou r naho s to ff ami l ya ndf r i e n d s Chi l d r e n De a nHe nd e r s on S ai d ahHe n de r s o n Y u s ufHe n d e r s o n Da udi He n de r s on Ab d iHe nd e r s on Ami na hHe nde r s on Hama d iHe nd e r s o n a nd Y af f aHe nd e r s on ne p he wsKe nVi da la ndHe n dueVi dalandn i e c e Pr i c yFr a nc i s Vi d al Gr a nd c h i l d r e n Abr amS ol omonBr y an Ami r a hHe nd e r s on Y as mi n AbiHe nde r s o n a ndAbdiHe n d e r s o n J r He n d e r s o n F AMI L YACKNOWLEDGEMENT Th ef a mi l yo fJ a me sHe n d e r s o nwi s h e st oe x p r e s st h e i rs i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o nf o rt h ema n ya c t so fk i n d n e s s wo r d so fs u p p o r t a n d e x p r e s s i o n so fs y mp a t h yd u r i n gt h ep a s s i n go fo u rl o v e do n e Ma yGo ds h o we rHi sr i c h e s tb l e s s i n g su p o ny o u I NTERMENT Ca na r s i eCe me t e r y Jame s So n HENDERSON Suns e t Mar c h18 2020 S UNRI S E Augus t15 1950 S UNS ET Apr i l 5 2020 TUESDAY APRI L21 2020 S A M P S O N F U N E R A L S E R V I C E I N C 2 6 0 1 P I T K I N A V E N U E B R O O K L Y N N E WY O R K 1 1 2 0 8

Da dBr o t h e r Gr a n d f a t h e r Un c l eFr i e n d Jame s So n H e nde r s o nwasbornAugust15 1950toThomas He nde r s onandAugus t i naLav i ni e ri nGr andBay Domi ni c a Hewast hee l de s t c hi l dofhi smot he r sc hi l dr e nandbe c amet hemanoft hehous eal mos ti mme di at e l y J ame swasal ov i ngs onandwasunde ni abl yt hel i ghtofhi smot he r se y e s Li k emos tc hi l dr e nwhowoul dgr owi nt ot he i rown J ame sgr e wv e r yf ondof aut omobi l e sandhowt he ywor k e d Uponc ompl e t i nghi sge ne r als t udi e si n Domi ni c a J ame sv e nt ur e dt oSt Thomas USVIwhe r et he r ewe r emor ee mpl oy me nt oppor t uni t i e s Bygoi ngt oSt Thomas hef i gur e dhewoul dhav eabe t t e rc hanc eat c ul t i v at i nghi s hobby i nt oal uc r at i v es k i l l J ame ss pe nts omet i mewor k i ngasan appr e nt i c eatabodys hopwhe r ehemas t e r e dr e pai r i ngandpai nt i ngv e hi c l e s He pr i de dhi ms e l fonl e ar ni ngt hej obs owe l lt hathi sbos sbe gane x t e ndi ngmor e r e s pons i bi l i t i e shi sway Thi swoul dpr ov et obeamov ei nt her i ghtdi r e c t i on be c aus ehewasnowe x pos e dt omor et hanj us taut obodywor k st i meonSt Thomas J ame sme thi swi f eandt he ymadet he i rwayt oNe w Dur i nghi Y or kwhe r et he ywoul ds t ar tt he i rf ami l y The ys pe nts omet i mei nBr ook l y nand J amai c a Que e nsbe f or es e t t l i ngi nFarRoc k away NY J ame swor k e doddj obs mos tnot abl yf orCe nt r alPe t r ol e um anoi lc ompanyi nt he Br onx The r e her e pai r e dandpai nt e dt heoi lde l i v e r yt r uc k s J ame sc ompl e t e d me c hani cs c hoolf orhi sc e r t i f i c at i onande mbar k e donaj our ne yt o e nt r e pr e ne ur s hi p Hepar t ne r e dwi t hs omef r i e ndsandpur c has e dane s t abl i s he d me c hani cs hopat873Li be r t yAv e nuei nBr ook l y n NY Thes hopwoul dbec al l e d TESAut oandwoul ds oonbe c omeawe l l k nownl oc at i onf orhone s taut or e pai rand s al e ss e r v i c easwe l lasge ne r ousf e l l ows hi pamongol dandne wf r i e nds Any onewhok ne wJ ame sHe nde r s onk ne whewasanav i ds t or y t e l l e r Hel ov e d r e c ount i ngs t or i e sofbac khome Het ol dl ongt al e sofgoi ngoutont heboat swi t h mas t e rdi v e rf i s he r me nt ohunt i ngt r i pswi t hhi sgr andf at he r Nomat t e rt hes t or y J ame swasal way sani mat e dandme tc onf l i c twi t hv i c t or ye v e r yt i me J ame swas al s oas e r i ousdomi nopl ay e r Onanygi v e nSat ur dayni ghti fy oupas sbyt hes hop y oumi ghtf i ndal ar gebot t l eofCar l oRos s ir e dwi ne t wos quar et abl e s andaf e w goodf r i e ndse nj oy i ngani ghtofi nt e ns edomi nos The r ear emanyway st ode s c r i beJ ame sHe nde r s on Hewasc ar i ng har dwor k i ng f unny ande x t r e me l yge ne r ous J ame sal way st ookc ar eoft hos ehehe l dc l os et o hi m The r ear emanype opl eJ ame shashe l pe dal ongt heway whe t he rbypr ov i di ng apl ac et os t ay aj ob av e hi c l e orapl at eoff ood I fhehadi tt ogi v e hegav ei t J ame swasahar dwor k i ngmanwhowor k e dunt i lhi sl as tday s Hel ov e dbe i ngi n t hes hopar oundhi spe opl e J ame sHe nde r s onhasgr e at l yi nf l ue nc e dt hos ewhok ne whi mt obebe t t e rpe opl e andt oal way swor khar d Hi sabs e nc el e av e sagr e atv oi dandwepr ayt hather e s t s i npe ac e unt i lweme e tagai n De a rGr a Y n o d ume p a a n ts omu c t h h a t t o m Y o e uc I h a o r p e et d h m a o ty r e o t a a uk b l k o e u n da tmet o w b o u t h h a o ny w m o u u c r h s I e I wa l m f e n Y a ty o n u t o t ut o y ok o ut n oe o wt v e r h y a wi o ty n l e lmi o a ume n d s sh a n e tt l p i h n e g w y o o r u l dt d o o g o m y i n o e gt u I r ot m h o e r n s h i n o g p r a o n u dwo t v i i n s e i t r i a k n n i gt n d g h w eS i t hy h o o pa u n I ds wi mi l l e mi e s i sd n s gy s o i n o u gmyh rs mi l i o n m g e f w a o c c r e a k k I e w so w i t i h nS l l y u o ua n d a n ymo dma r n k i i n n g gp s a I n a w sl a s o v l u i n c k ga yt sy oh o a u v eaBa t h a n ky b a o uf o re v e I r Mi y t h s i s n Y g o uGr a n d p a L o v e Ami r a hHe n d e r s o n r e h t o Br g l n a i i r c e p sb S y a a f w l o a y l l r i o w m e u ta o s y u f nM I rj o so e i kf r c o a m b e u m n o i l y a a i g e c v e a p ka l a es dh t s l e u d h o n c T a I t y i s l s n to n d l fo a I u e o l sme mi y wec a as n w l e t a h a T h u e o l i tt Y c o a ef ewh od l h t t t t i o d l t e s e u u m d e l ee l s ew u k a i swi y sc tl s y wa l u a j a w l d a n l a l i h c t r ew myh r a e ymu r rh e e v g n n e o i r e ol v n e r e o r f a e r u u o o y n i ty a g u ta nb e i a p me e w l i t n n u a o rJ e t s i rs u o Y F r o ms i s t e rNa z a r i ne Myb r o t he rJ a me swa sc a r i n g I d i d n t k no whi mwhe wa sg nI r o wi ngup I twa s n t u n t i l 2 0 0 6 t h a t w e p e m r s e o t n i n Me e t i ngl a t ei nmyl i f ei sno tt heus u a l t s h i b i n l i g ng f o sb r uti twa st her i g htt i me Wes p o k e o n t h a e l lt p h het o n e i met a l k i nga b o utf a mi l ya ndt heda i l yj t hr o ur o ug ne hl y i f e Hewa sab l e s s i n g i n m y l i f e a n d I b l o r o v t e he m rde y a r l y Myg i r l sl o v e dt he i runc l ea nde nj o y e d t a l k i ngt ohi mwhe n t h e t i m e a l l o w e d Go o dni g htJ a me sf r o my o urs i s t e rNa z a r e ne b r l o a t wJ he ri o hn ni n e c e sNa nc y Na t ha l i e a ndNi c o l e a n d ne p he wKe nt

Da dBr o t h e r Gr a n d f a t h e r Un c l eFr i e n d Jame s So n H e nde r s o nwasbornAugust15 1950toThomas He nde r s onandAugus t i naLav i ni e ri nGr andBay Domi ni c a Hewast hee l de s t c hi l dofhi smot he r sc hi l dr e nandbe c amet hemanoft hehous eal mos ti mme di at e l y J ame swasal ov i ngs onandwasunde ni abl yt hel i ghtofhi smot he r se y e s Li k emos tc hi l dr e nwhowoul dgr owi nt ot he i rown J ame sgr e wv e r yf ondof aut omobi l e sandhowt he ywor k e d Uponc ompl e t i nghi sge ne r als t udi e si n Domi ni c a J ame sv e nt ur e dt oSt Thomas USVIwhe r et he r ewe r emor ee mpl oy me nt oppor t uni t i e s Bygoi ngt oSt Thomas hef i gur e dhewoul dhav eabe t t e rc hanc eat c ul t i v at i nghi s hobby i nt oal uc r at i v es k i l l J ame ss pe nts omet i mewor k i ngasan appr e nt i c eatabodys hopwhe r ehemas t e r e dr e pai r i ngandpai nt i ngv e hi c l e s He pr i de dhi ms e l fonl e ar ni ngt hej obs owe l lt hathi sbos sbe gane x t e ndi ngmor e r e s pons i bi l i t i e shi sway Thi swoul dpr ov et obeamov ei nt her i ghtdi r e c t i on be c aus ehewasnowe x pos e dt omor et hanj us taut obodywor k st i meonSt Thomas J ame sme thi swi f eandt he ymadet he i rwayt oNe w Dur i nghi Y or kwhe r et he ywoul ds t ar tt he i rf ami l y The ys pe nts omet i mei nBr ook l y nand J amai c a Que e nsbe f or es e t t l i ngi nFarRoc k away NY J ame swor k e doddj obs mos tnot abl yf orCe nt r alPe t r ol e um anoi lc ompanyi nt he Br onx The r e her e pai r e dandpai nt e dt heoi lde l i v e r yt r uc k s J ame sc ompl e t e d me c hani cs c hoolf orhi sc e r t i f i c at i onande mbar k e donaj our ne yt o e nt r e pr e ne ur s hi p Hepar t ne r e dwi t hs omef r i e ndsandpur c has e dane s t abl i s he d me c hani cs hopat873Li be r t yAv e nuei nBr ook l y n NY Thes hopwoul dbec al l e d TESAut oandwoul ds oonbe c omeawe l l k nownl oc at i onf orhone s taut or e pai rand s al e ss e r v i c easwe l lasge ne r ousf e l l ows hi pamongol dandne wf r i e nds Any onewhok ne wJ ame sHe nde r s onk ne whewasanav i ds t or y t e l l e r Hel ov e d r e c ount i ngs t or i e sofbac khome Het ol dl ongt al e sofgoi ngoutont heboat swi t h mas t e rdi v e rf i s he r me nt ohunt i ngt r i pswi t hhi sgr andf at he r Nomat t e rt hes t or y J ame swasal way sani mat e dandme tc onf l i c twi t hv i c t or ye v e r yt i me J ame swas al s oas e r i ousdomi nopl ay e r Onanygi v e nSat ur dayni ghti fy oupas sbyt hes hop y oumi ghtf i ndal ar gebot t l eofCar l oRos s ir e dwi ne t wos quar et abl e s andaf e w goodf r i e ndse nj oy i ngani ghtofi nt e ns edomi nos The r ear emanyway st ode s c r i beJ ame sHe nde r s on Hewasc ar i ng har dwor k i ng f unny ande x t r e me l yge ne r ous J ame sal way st ookc ar eoft hos ehehe l dc l os et o hi m The r ear emanype opl eJ ame shashe l pe dal ongt heway whe t he rbypr ov i di ng apl ac et os t ay aj ob av e hi c l e orapl at eoff ood I fhehadi tt ogi v e hegav ei t J ame swasahar dwor k i ngmanwhowor k e dunt i lhi sl as tday s Hel ov e dbe i ngi n t hes hopar oundhi spe opl e J ame sHe nde r s onhasgr e at l yi nf l ue nc e dt hos ewhok ne whi mt obebe t t e rpe opl e andt oal way swor khar d Hi sabs e nc el e av e sagr e atv oi dandwepr ayt hather e s t s i npe ac e unt i lweme e tagai n De a rGr a Y n o d ume p a a n ts omu c t h h a t t o m Y o e uc I h a o r p e et d h m a o ty r e o t a a uk b l k o e u n da tmet o w b o u t h h a o ny w m o u u c r h s I e I wa l m f e n Y a ty o n u t o t ut o y ok o ut n oe o wt v e r h y a wi o ty n l e lmi o a ume n d s sh a n e tt l p i h n e g w y o o r u l dt d o o g o m y i n o e gt u I r ot m h o e r n s h i n o g p r a o n u dwo t v i i n s e i t r i a k n n i gt n d g h w eS i t hy h o o pa u n I ds wi mi l l e mi e s i sd n s gy s o i n o u gmyh rs mi l i o n m g e f w a o c c r e a k k I e w so w i t i h nS l l y u o ua n d a n ymo dma r n k i i n n g gp s a I n a w sl a s o v l u i n c k ga yt sy oh o a u v eaBa t h a n ky b a o uf o re v e I r Mi y t h s i s n Y g o uGr a n d p a L o v e Ami r a hHe n d e r s o n r e h t o Br g l n a i i r c e p sb S y a a f w l o a y l l r i o w m e u ta o s y u f nM I rj o so e i kf r c o a m b e u m n o i l y a a i g e c v e a p ka l a es dh t s l e u d h o n c T a I t y i s l s n to n d l fo a I u e o l sme mi y wec a as n w l e t a h a T h u e o l i tt Y c o a ef ewh od l h t t t t i o d l t e s e u u m d e l ee l s ew u k a i swi y sc tl s y wa l u a j a w l d a n l a l i h c t r ew myh r a e ymu r rh e e v g n n e o i r e ol v n e r e o r f a e r u u o o y n i ty a g u ta nb e i a p me e w l i t n n u a o rJ e t s i rs u o Y F r o ms i s t e rNa z a r i ne Myb r o t he rJ a me swa sc a r i n g I d i d n t k no whi mwhe wa sg nI r o wi ngup I twa s n t u n t i l 2 0 0 6 t h a t w e p e m r s e o t n i n Me e t i ngl a t ei nmyl i f ei sno tt heus u a l t s h i b i n l i g ng f o sb r uti twa st her i g htt i me Wes p o k e o n t h a e l lt p h het o n e i met a l k i nga b o utf a mi l ya ndt heda i l yj t hr o ur o ug ne hl y i f e Hewa sab l e s s i n g i n m y l i f e a n d I b l o r o v t e he m rde y a r l y Myg i r l sl o v e dt he i runc l ea nde nj o y e d t a l k i ngt ohi mwhe n t h e t i m e a l l o w e d Go o dni g htJ a me sf r o my o urs i s t e rNa z a r e ne b r l o a t wJ he ri o hn ni n e c e sNa nc y Na t ha l i e a ndNi c o l e a n d ne p he wKe nt

J ame sHe n d e r s onl e a v e st omou r naho s to ff ami l ya ndf r i e n d s Chi l d r e n De a nHe nd e r s on S ai d ahHe n de r s o n Y u s ufHe n d e r s o n Da udi He n de r s on Ab d iHe nd e r s on Ami na hHe nde r s on Hama d iHe nd e r s o n a nd Y af f aHe nd e r s on ne p he wsKe nVi da la ndHe n dueVi dalandn i e c e Pr i c yFr a nc i s Vi d al Gr a nd c h i l d r e n Abr amS ol omonBr y an Ami r a hHe nd e r s on Y as mi n AbiHe nde r s o n a ndAbdiHe n d e r s o n J r He n d e r s o n F AMI L YACKNOWLEDGEMENT Th ef a mi l yo fJ a me sHe n d e r s o nwi s h e st oe x p r e s st h e i rs i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o nf o rt h ema n ya c t so fk i n d n e s s wo r d so fs u p p o r t a n d e x p r e s s i o n so fs y mp a t h yd u r i n gt h ep a s s i n go fo u rl o v e do n e Ma yGo ds h o we rHi sr i c h e s tb l e s s i n g su p o ny o u I NTERMENT Ca na r s i eCe me t e r y Jame s So n HENDERSON Suns e t Mar c h18 2020 S UNRI S E Augus t15 1950 S UNS ET Apr i l 5 2020 TUESDAY APRI L21 2020 S A M P S O N F U N E R A L S E R V I C E I N C 2 6 0 1 P I T K I N A V E N U E B R O O K L Y N N E WY O R K 1 1 2 0 8