Ken Henderson

SQLServerCentral is supported by Red Gate Software Ltd.

Popular Topics

Home

Members

Calendar

Who's On

Home » SQLServerCentral.com » Anything that is NOT about SQL! » Ken Henderson

Ken Henderson

Rate Topic

Display Mode

Topic Options

Author

Message

Grant Fritchey

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:52 AM

SSChampion

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Today @ 3:41 AM
Points: 13,383, Visits: 25,189

A friend at work just pointed me to this post at the SQL Server Manageability Team Blog. Ken Henderson has apparently died? Is this true? I'm looking up at three books by him sitting on my shelf. He was a pretty major resource to me over the years. He's really and truly going to be missed.

----------------------------------------------------
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." Theodore Roosevelt
The Scary DBA
Author of: SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning
SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
and
SQL Server Execution Plans

Product Evangelist for Red Gate Software

Post #448913

GilaMonster

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:41 AM

SSC-Dedicated

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Today @ 3:18 PM
Points: 37,744, Visits: 30,025

Oh man! That's terrible news. I met him at Pass last year. Such a nice guy and so humble. Spoke about his work on management studio, and his plans for updating the Guru's guides later this year.

Jim Gray (exactly 1 year ago) and now Ken.

Edit: Just dug up a photo from pass.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008, MVP
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Post #449009

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:44 PM

SSC-Dedicated

Group: Administrators
Last Login: Today @ 11:20 AM
Points: 31,437, Visits: 13,752

It's true. I heard about it from people at MS on Sunday.

The funeral is tomorrow in OK, flowers have been sent on behalf of the community.

Follow me on Twitter: @way0utwest

Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help

Post #449053

Grant Fritchey

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:15 PM

SSChampion

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Today @ 3:41 AM
Points: 13,383, Visits: 25,189

Thanks for confirming Steve. I'd done several searches and hadn't come up with anything.

That is truly sad news.

I thought he was fairly young.

----------------------------------------------------
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." Theodore Roosevelt
The Scary DBA
Author of: SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning
SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
and
SQL Server Execution Plans

Product Evangelist for Red Gate Software

Post #449066

Gift Peddie

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:52 PM

Hall of Fame

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Friday, March 29, 2013 11:17 AM
Points: 3,432, Visits: 14,332

GilaMonster (1/29/2008)

This is a very sad day if you use SQL Server.

Kind regards,
Gift Peddie

Post #449075

jeffrey yao

Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:58 PM

SSC Veteran

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Yesterday @ 1:18 PM
Points: 215, Visits: 610

What a sad hit to SQL Server community ! My deepest condolence to his family !

Ken, may you rest peacefully in heaven ... we will forever miss you in this community...

Post #449732

Mauve

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:39 AM

Ten Centuries

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Monday, May 20, 2013 10:43 AM
Points: 1,146, Visits: 1,848

Very nice tribute:
http://dannythorpe.com/2008/01/31/ken-henderson-1967-2008/

(PHB) I think we should build an SQL database. (Dilbert) What color do you want that database? (PHB) I think mauve has the most RAM.

Post #449944

Tim Mitchell

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:45 PM

Ten Centuries

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:11 PM
Points: 1,033, Visits: 2,593

What a great loss for the SQL Server community. Does anyone know if Ken had been ill? He was so young.

Tim Mitchell
SQL Server MVP
www.TimMitchell.net
twitter.com/Tim_Mitchell

Post #450194

ab5sr

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:49 PM

SSC Veteran

Group: General Forum Members
Last Login: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:27 PM
Points: 214, Visits: 613

Ken was a true gentleman. Always willing to help anyone who had a question. Such a nice guy. Will be dearly missed in our community.

Lee Everest

www.texastoo.com

Lee Everest

Post #450315

« Prev Topic | Next Topic »

Permissions