IN MEMORIAM: Pat Henking ’79
The Rev. Patricia Ellen Henking, Class of 1979 and a former trustee, died Thursday, August 18th, 2022 unexpectedly of High-Grade Tubo-Ovarian Cancer, aged 67. She was born October 8th, 1954 in Darby, PA to Betty (Sinclair) Henking and George A. Henking.
Henking also received degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Boston University where she studied with Professor Elie Wiesel. She also studied with President Jimmy Carter at the Marantha Baptist Church Sunday School program, Plains, GA.
Ordained on December 6th, 1980 at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, Falmouth, ME, Henking then served as Chaplain to Dartmouth College, NH and then served as Vicar of Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH from 1988 until August, 2022. She also served as an adjunct professor at Notre Dame College’s graduate program (Manchester), Nashua Community College, and St. Anselm College.
Henking served as the President of the Episcopal Standing Committee in New Hampshire and on the Commission on Ministry in both Maine and New Hampshire, as well as on the Board for Four Directions Outreach. She loved helping others and participated in several Habitat for Humanity build trips including Northern Ireland Thibodeaux, Louisiana (Hurricane Katrina).
Patricia Henking is survived by her loving partner of 25 years, Lise Mailloux, the immediate/extended Mailloux/Michaud family, her sister Susan Henking and partner Betty Bayer of Geneva, NY; the extended Sinclair family, special friends, and members of the Episcopal Community, especially the Faith Episcopal Church family of Merrimack, NH.
A memorial service will be celebrated by her Bishop, the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld and her special friend, the Rev. Teresa Payne Gocha, Class of 1987. The service will take place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 21 Centre St., Concord, NH on Saturday, October 29th, 2022 at 3pm.
For family and friends she left behind – the abundance of special memories, intelligence, kindness, and giving spirit will resonate – Pat will always be in our hearts! Never without her loving dog(s), in lieu of flowers Lise ask you to consider a donation in Patrica’s name to: NHSPCA.org or directly to New Hampshire SPCA, 104 Portsmouth Ave., Straham, NH 03885.
From an obituary published by Concord Monitor on August 29, 2022.