Diane Henderson
Flagger, Board Member, Social Committee and all round do everything for NNJR.
Diane passed away peacefully on Friday July 26.
We have lost a dear friend and NNJR family member – Diane Henderson. These are her husband John Henderson’s words as we celebrate her life.
“Diane and I celebrated 56 years of marriage in May. Twenty of those involved Diane as a corner worker with SCCA. We are members of the local MG car club. Several
SCCA members came to one of the MG club meetings to present what they do at races. Diane was smitten! She loved being a corner worker. Lou Gianelli and Daryll Anthony were her mentors. I knew she would be safe under their tutelage when she would inform me “I’ll be playing in traffic this weekend”! We both enjoyed sports cars. I had a 1959 Triumph TR3 then a 1964 Mustang.
Diane had a 1966 MG B when I first met her. She bought a ’67 B mid 70’s and it was her daily driver for many years. It’s black in color, we still have it and it is in great shape. Her nick name for it is “The Shadow”. I took her on sporty drives up until very recently. Rob Medynski equipped it with a great sounding muffler and the car still runs strong today. Diane was also the editor of the NNJR Newsletter for many years. We’ve been and still are active with the Seeing Eye in Morristown. Raised 2 pups and they both graduated as guides for the blind. Diane was always their favorite over there”.
John Henderson is planning a celebration/remembrance of Diane on Saturday September 14th 2pm – 5pm at Vander May Funeral Home 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne New Jersey. NNJR will be making a donation to the Seeing Eye in Morristown, NJ in her memory. Diane was loved and we will miss her.