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Bill and Joanne Henkel
On May 1, 1974 Bill and Joanne Henkel purchased their home at the corner of Hess
and Jackson Street. Over the past 27 years, Bill and Joanne have been steadfast
reminders of what it takes to build a caring community of friends and neighbors.
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……unwavering generosity
……respect for every neighbor, even when opinions differ
……and an even-keeled sense that we're all in this for the long haul
This section of the OHDS web site has been created as a living history of
our collective gratitude and best wishes for Bill and Joanne, who moved to Grand
Rapids, Michigan in July 2001.
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Farewell Events
Fourth of July Parade
Fourth of July Picnic
Dedication of the Gazebo
A Word of Thanks from Bill and Joanne
Saturday, July 21, 2001
To our Oregon Family:
Bill and I are slowly getting settled in our new home. This is a drastic change in life style,
but a necessary one. I don't think we will ever be able to thank everyone for the wonderful farewell.
You will never know how much those kind words and gestures meant to us. We have memories to cherish
forever. We truly left a family in Oregon! Love to all, we miss you.
Bill and Joanne Henkel
Letters
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| Monica Snow |
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The sole reason, I decided to buy the very first house in my life was because I kept running into Joanne Henkel in her side yard during a very hot
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| Todd Crawford |
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Overheard: "Martini's are like women's breasts. . .one is not enough and three is too many" -Bill Henkel |
| Tim & Sharon Patterson |
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The beginning has certainly been fun. If those who come after can
have half as much fun as we did, they will feel truly blessed. Bill and
Joanne,
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| Suzanne Smith |
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The district will certainly not be the same without your presence
here. You have been an integral part of the inspiration for all of us who
hav
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| Fred and Joy Bartenstein |
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We will never forget the advice and assistance you provided in 1975 as we
rented, then bought, 118 Jones Street. We still have the bib Joanne mad
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| Ben Kline |
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Amid collapsed ceilings, broken windows, sagging walls, mountains of soot
and dust, and pigeons who didn't want to leave, your serenity and your
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| David and Dulie Greer |
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It is, and will remain, as difficult to contemplate our delightful
Oregon District without thoughts of Bill and Joanne Henkel as it is to
contemp
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| Sarah |
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Grandma and Pup -
As I come back from the last truly special trip I will have to the
Oregon District, I sit on the plane back to Florida
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| Richard Tillman |
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The early seventies was indeed a strange and confusing time for the kids that spent their entire lives in the Burns/Jackson Area. During summers, t
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| Janet & Denny Neu |
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On behalf of Denny, myself and all past, present and future
neighbors........THANK YOU. For we have all, and will continue to reap the benefits an
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| Kathy, Jack and Tom McKnight |
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When Joanne showed us 136 Jones Street for the first time in 1980, she was honest but optimistic. As we stood in the entry way of the gutted struct
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| Tom and Suzanne Geraghty |
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For the nine years that we lived there, we saw Bill and Joanne Henkel as the very heart and soul of the Oregon District. Their knowledge of and ded
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| Fred Niles & Mary Marshall |
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Where did we turn? It has always been to Bill and Joanne? places to live, green lawns, and carpentry tips. How do those tables assemble at the gaze
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