Alice Welbes Henderson:

A Life Well Lived

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Alice was not only an outstanding 4-H member, but an outstanding scholar. She was President of her senior class in high school, and attended Oregon State College with her scholarships. Alice majored in home economics, and was elected Vice-President of the senior class. 

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Alice met her future husband Bob Henderson at a freshman year dance, and they were married in 1938; she designed and sewed her own wedding dress and bridesmaids' outfits. 

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Bob and Alice had four daughters who grew up in Corvallis OR, where Bob was a professor at his alma mater Oregon State. Alice was a homemaker and an active community leader in Corvallis. She continued her lifelong love of sewing and canning -- a passion which still runs deep among many descendants. ​​​​​​​