Services for Henson will take place Monday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. at the Allnutt Funeral Home at 650 West Drake Road in Fort Collins, Colo., which had been Henson's home for more than 60 years. Interment to follow immediately at Grandview Cemetary.
There will be a Celebration of Life from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Adriel Hills Club House, 1900 Kedron Circle, in Fort Collins. Memorabilia chronicling various elements of Henson's life -- including family, wrestling, surgery, and fishing -- will be on display.
In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation or
GRIT Athletics, a wrestling program Henson believed developed purpose, character, and drive in young men. P.O. Box 195, Livermore, CO 80536.
Dr. Stanley Willard Henson, Jr. passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31 at age 101. He had been the oldest living NCAA wrestling champ, having won three NCAA titles for Oklahoma State in 1937-1939. Henson later served as an assistant wrestling coach at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Henson later became a surgeon in Fort Collins, settling in the Colorado community with his young family in 1956. He retired from the medical profession in 1998.
Henson was welcomed into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla. in 1978. In 2017, he was presented with the Gallagher Award for his wrestling accomplishments at Oklahoma State.
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