Jack Roy Henthorne, 65, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday. He was born in Waco, Texas to Elijah and Juanita (Phillips) Henthorne.

Jack moved to Oregon as a newborn where he remained for the remainder of his life, graduating from Sweet Home High School in 1974.

He worked in various grocery stores as a checker in his younger years, later worked at Willamette Industries, Intek and eventually retiring from ATI, Teledyne Wah Chang.

Jack loved to fish and hunt, making many lifelong friends in the process. On any given day after his retirement you could find him on the Santiam River in his driftboat. He would be with family or friends fishing for Salmon or Stealhead as long as fish were running and fishing season was at hand. Fall would arrive for him along with the excitement of the coming hunting seasons spent with family and friends. Jack loved to hunt for deer, elk, bear and anything else that there was a season for.

Jack is survived by his wife Diana Amundson Henthorne of Sweet Home; daughter Patty Henthorne of Albany; son Jayson and his wife Kathleen; stepdaughter Norma Jean Hartman all of Sweet Home; granddaughters: Destinee, Laura, Shelby; sisters: Melissa and her husband Rick Autry of Sweet Home, Karen and her husband Jeremy Orr of Sand Rock, Alabama; brother Ron and his wife Lea Henthorne of Wyoming; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father Elijah in 1980 and his mother Juanita in 2009.

Graveside service will be 1:00 pm Saturday April 9th at Gilliland Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com