1925
Charles
2014
Charles Wightman Hendershott
March 31, 1925 — October 27, 2014
Charles Wightman Hendershott, 89, of Gulf Breeze, FL and summer resident of Hastings Point, Gun Lake, MI, a descendant of early pioneers in Barry County, passed away October 27, 2014, in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI. He was born March 31, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Charles was the son of Robert Isaac Hendershott, Jr. of Hastings, MI and Verna B. Clemens Hendershott of Constantine, MI. He attended McGill University in Montreal and graduated from Columbia University in New York with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1950 and an M.B.A. in 1952. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Charles spent his 37 year career with American Cyanamid Co. and CYRO Industries working in different divisions in Canada and the United States. He retired as the Manager of the Plastics Plant of CYRO Industries in Sanford, ME in 1989.
During his working career, Charles was active in civic and professional organizations serving as the President of the Chamber of Commerce in both Niagara Falls, Ontario and in Sanford, Maine, was a member of the Board of Directors for the State of Maine Chamber of Commerce and was the Chair of the Private Industry Council of Maine. He also served as President of the United Way in Niagara Falls, ONT and Sanford, ME. He was a member of the Professional Engineers Association of Ontario and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was also Vice President of the Niagara Falls Club and a member of the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 1943 and was honorably discharged in September 1946. He served in the 82nd Airborne, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment and participated in the D-Day Invasion in Normandy, Operation Market Garden in Holland, The Battle of the Bulge and The Battle of the Rhine. He was a member of the Army of Occupation in Berlin. He received two Bronze Stars and numerous medals for each campaign in which he fought.
Charles was married to Jacquelynn McCready Vizzini on May 12, 1955 in New Orleans, LA.
He was predeceased in death by his father, Robert I. Hendershott, Jr. of Hastings and Montreal West and his mother, Verna Clemens Hendershott of Constantine and Montreal West, his brothers Robert I. Hendershott III of Galveston, TX and Frederick William Hendershott of Princeton, NJ.
He is survived by his wife, Jacquelynn M. Hendershott of Gulf Breeze, FL, daughters, Lindsey G. Windrow of Pensacola, FL and Anne Clemens Hendershott of Palenville, NY, granddaughters, Ashley Windrow and Brittany Windrow of Pensacola, FL, sister, Evelyn Hendershott of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and nieces and nephews in Canada and the U.S.
If friends desire, Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army or charity of choice.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Pensacola, FL with burial at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola.
Charles spent his 37 year career with American Cyanamid Co. and CYRO Industries working in different divisions in Canada and the United States. He retired as the Manager of the Plastics Plant of CYRO Industries in Sanford, ME in 1989.
During his working career, Charles was active in civic and professional organizations serving as the President of the Chamber of Commerce in both Niagara Falls, Ontario and in Sanford, Maine, was a member of the Board of Directors for the State of Maine Chamber of Commerce and was the Chair of the Private Industry Council of Maine. He also served as President of the United Way in Niagara Falls, ONT and Sanford, ME. He was a member of the Professional Engineers Association of Ontario and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He was also Vice President of the Niagara Falls Club and a member of the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 1943 and was honorably discharged in September 1946. He served in the 82nd Airborne, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment and participated in the D-Day Invasion in Normandy, Operation Market Garden in Holland, The Battle of the Bulge and The Battle of the Rhine. He was a member of the Army of Occupation in Berlin. He received two Bronze Stars and numerous medals for each campaign in which he fought.
Charles was married to Jacquelynn McCready Vizzini on May 12, 1955 in New Orleans, LA.
He was predeceased in death by his father, Robert I. Hendershott, Jr. of Hastings and Montreal West and his mother, Verna Clemens Hendershott of Constantine and Montreal West, his brothers Robert I. Hendershott III of Galveston, TX and Frederick William Hendershott of Princeton, NJ.
He is survived by his wife, Jacquelynn M. Hendershott of Gulf Breeze, FL, daughters, Lindsey G. Windrow of Pensacola, FL and Anne Clemens Hendershott of Palenville, NY, granddaughters, Ashley Windrow and Brittany Windrow of Pensacola, FL, sister, Evelyn Hendershott of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and nieces and nephews in Canada and the U.S.
If friends desire, Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army or charity of choice.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Pensacola, FL with burial at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola.
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