Dean Arthur Henrickson

On August 10, 2024, Dean Arthur Henrickson, passed away at Linden Court in North Platte.  He was born the only son of four children to Arthur and Edna (Deavers) Henrickson in Kimball, NE, on July 31, 1948.

In 1966, Dean graduated from Kimball County High School and went on to pursue and earn his Bachelor's in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO.  After this huge accomplishment, he went to work in the mines as a mining engineer in Edgemont, SD. It was here that he met Debbie Gray; the couple married and had two children, Abigail and Eric.  

The family returned to Kimball where Dean worked for his dad's business, Western Office Supplies.  They then made their home in Hershey, NE and Dean worked as a salesman for Xerox. The couple decided to pursue different paths and separated.  In 2015, Dean retired from Twin Rivers Testing & Environmental where he tested local construction materials.  

Dean was known as a talker; in fact, if at any point, you happened to walk past him, he probably had a joke or story to tell you.  As most are, he could also be stubborn and could be described as a carbon copy of his dad.  Dean played the trombone in the Summer Band and with the Sandhills Symphony.  He was a member of the Gideon's, a club he thoroughly enjoyed participating in, and he was a proud attendee of Sunrise Rotary.  

Being an outdoorsman, he had lifelong hobbies that included camping and fishing trips.  He was a lover of the mountains and always kept a pristine yard.

Dean is survived by his children, Abby (Frederick) Holliday of Custer, SD, and Eric (Monica) Henrickson of Cozad; grandchildren, Anthony, Alex, Taylor, Faith, and Aaron; sisters, Joyce Zimmerman of Minden, IA, Nancy (Peter) Salter of Phoenix, AZ, and Kathy (Ralph) Anderson of Minitare, NE; close companions, Barb Minard, James Hassett, and the Dan Ewald family; other family and friends.

Those that preceded him in death are his parents; grandson, Aiden; nephew, David; niece, Tina.

Online condolences to the family and friends of Dean may be shared at http://www.adamsswanson.com.

In respecting Dean's simplicity, cremation was chosen and a family led celebration will be held at a future date.