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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
BY SENATORS ERDEY, LAMBERT AND WHITE AND REPRESENTATIVES
HODGES, MACK, POPE AND SCHEXNAYDER
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of Mr. Marvin A. Henderson.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
3 death of Marvin Ansel Henderson, a longtime resident of Livingston, Louisiana, and
4 a widely respected auctioneer.
5 WHEREAS, Marvin Henderson was born to Gladys and Joseph Lawrence Henderson
6 in Frost, Louisiana, on December 16, 1936, and died at his home in Livingston, Louisiana,
7 on February 20, 2019; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson graduated from Baton Rouge High School and, after
9 marrying his sweetheart, Audrey McMorris, he traveled to attend the Reppert School of
10 Auctioneering in Indianapolis, Indiana; and
11 WHEREAS, the Reppert School of Auctioneering was established in 1921, and is the
12 oldest continuously operated auctionering school in the country and it enjoys renown as the
13 best in the nation; and
14 WHEREAS, after his training at Reppert, Marvin Henderson returned to Louisiana
15 and he and Audrey settled in Livingston where, in 1957, he founded Henderson Auctions,
16 a very successful business and an asset to the Livingston community for over sixty years;
17 and
18 WHEREAS, Marvin Henderson and Audrey raised their children, daughters Janet
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1 and Julie, son Jeffery, and foster son, Joseph in a close-knit, religious, and loving family; and
2 WHEREAS, as an auctioneer, Mr. Henderson joined the National Auctioneers
3 Association in 1957 and was an active member for sixty-two years; and
4 WHEREAS, Marvin Henderson was inducted into the National Auctioneers
5 Association Hall of Fame in 2012 and served for nine years on the National Auctioneers
6 Association Foundation board of trustees; and
7 WHEREAS, Marvin Henderson was a Louisiana Auctioneers Hall of Fame inductee
8 and on the Louisiana Association's website Henderson Auctions was the "featured member"
9 for March, 2019; and
10 WHEREAS, throughout his career, Mr. Henderson helped countless young
11 auctioneers begin their careers, dispensing important advice and information, including some
12 who would become his competitors; and
13 WHEREAS, Marvin Henderson served his country proudly as a member of the
14 United States Army Reserve and, in 1966, he was elected to the Livingston Parish School
15 Board, serving ably until 1975; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson was a charter member of the Oakview Baptist Church
17 and he and Audrey were active in the church and strove to live their lives as a walk in
18 Christian faith; and
19 WHEREAS, Marvin Henderson was an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, helping
20 to raise more than a million dollars for local charities and nonprofit groups and hundreds of
21 thousands for St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, which offers free care
22 to all children suffering from cancer; and
23 WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson was active in the community socially and politically and
24 he and Audrey particularly loved to host political parties and enjoyed the pleasure of
25 countless friends; and
26 WHEREAS, Marvin Henderson's special place to relax, when not auctioneering,
27 entertaining, or spending time with his family, was his sawmill where he worked with
28 beautiful cypress logs and old lumber; and
29 WHEREAS, fittingly, Marvin Henderson's visitation and funeral were held in the
30 auctions pavilion that he built; and
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1 WHEREAS, as a man devoted to his family, his church, the business that he founded,
2 and his community, Marvin Henderson was a distinguished member of his community; one
3 committed to leaving the world and Livingston, Louisiana, a better place than when he found
4 it and his legacy is one of being committed to all endeavors in life, to faith in his church, and
5 to love of family.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
7 does hereby express the sincere condolences upon the death of Marvin Ansel Henderson, a
8 longtime resident of Livingston, Louisiana, and a widely respected Auctioneer.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
10 children through Henderson Auctions in Livingston, Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
SR 82 Original 2019 Regular Session Erdey
Expresses sincere condolences upon the death of Marvin Ansel Henderson, founder of
Henderson Auctions and a widely respected auctioneer.
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