Amazingly sad. Ken something rare -- a brilliant man yet very humble. Straight-forward yet a master of complexity.

Our world is that much smaller tonight.Amazingly sad. Ken something rare -- a brilliant man yet very humble. Straight-forward yet a master of complexity.

Our world is that much smaller tonight.

i've only been a consumer of his knowledge (books, pass conferences, etc), but his down to earth nature and ability to be approached will be missed.

Its a sad news to hear about Ken Henderson all of the SQL Server users will remember his invaluable contributions

That's terrible news.  I really learned a lot from his books, particularly his Guide to Transact-SQL.  People who know so much and communicate it so well are really rare and valuable.  He will be missed.

I met Ken during a 3 day conference in L.A. at our user group.  He will be dearly missed.  Ben Aminnia

Ken and Ken's books have been a major help to me.  I met him in 2005, and he was very helpful to me in my career development.  He will be greatly missed!

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It is with great sadness that I report that at the young age of 41, Ken Henderson passed away on January,

Why is it that the really awesome people die so young?  It seems so unfair.  

I’ve read many of Ken’s “Gurus Guide to SQL” books and spent many hours, sometimes even years reading and re-reading them.  

Many of us hope to leave a ‘mark’ on this earth and through his many books; I believe that Ken has successfully done this.  

Ken Henderson will truly be missed in the SQL Server Community.  

Melissa Demsak

I am so sad and really wildly by this news, bearing in mind that I was one of its more faithful followers, I have read almost all their input both in books and articles. All their contributions seem to me excellent, and will remain from generation to generation. It really is a bad news for all of us SQLGeeks, of truth that is to weep, I feel I lost a God :'(.

My sincere condolences to his family and closest friends, we was a God in SQL Server... nooooooo!!!!:' (.

Ken always remember you!!!!.

PercyReyes,

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RIP: Ken Henderson Ken Henderson passed away last Sunday

I am speeachless...

The thing that makes me sadest about this is that this is a person with a family that passed away long before he should have. As much as I appreciate his contributions, I've found I have had to move his books off my shelves as they remind me of those left behind. My thoughts go out to them...

How I wish this was not true at all... what a loss to SQL Server community !

Ken's Guru's guides were a huge help for my work (as have been Karen's Inside SQL Server books). I loved that he used music in his examples which prompted to me checkout www.khen.com where I discovered we shared a similar musical background. His death is a tragic loss, my condolences to his family.

Ken was the best. We'll all miss him. He made everyone feel important, everyone's questions special, and always took the time to help out a fellow SQL Server DBA.

This is tragic news - my condolences and prayers to his family and five children, may they be comforted by the Holy Spirit in this time of trouble.

I never met Ken, though I always wanted to, because his humour and personality spilled out from every paragraph of his books. Through reading his work, I began to feel great admiration, and fondness for the man. Ken changed the way that we write about technology.

   There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter

   And lit by the rich skies, all day. And after,

   Frost, with a gesture, stays the the waves that dance

   And wandering loveliness. He leaves a white

   Unbroken glory, a gathered radiance,

   A width, a shining peace, under the night.

(Rupert Brooke)

I have met Ken and spoken with him multiple times; I even helped with one of his more recent books.  He was a fantastic human being, and will be missed horribly.  My condolences go out to everyone affected by this tragedy.

I am Ken's little sister, thank you so much for all the comforting comments.  I would to share any stories you might have about my brother.  

Hello, I am Ken's youngest sister.  May God bless each of you for your kind words about my brother..  It brings joy to my troubled soul to hear all of the wonderful things you have said about him.  Please feel free to contact me to share stories about him.  We miss him so much....  The tragedy of his death is overwhelming our family right now..  Kenny (as we called him) would have been so proud to know that his professional family spoke so highly of him.  

Thank you..

My e-mail address is TrishHendersonRN@aol.com.

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Thank you.  Although, we did not understand Ken's work at Microsoft we knew this small town boy from Pink, Oklahoma had made it big and was a success.  We were always extremely proud of our big brother.  He was one of a kind.   Thank you for all the opportunities you provided at Microsoft and the friendships you shared with our brother.   We are devastated by his untimely death.  Your words have been comforting.  I know your kindness would have been greatly appreciated by Ken.

Ken passed away on Sunday, January 27, in Meeker, Oklahoma, he was an inspirational author of the SQL

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Yesterday I attended the SQL Server focused conference called SQLBits , which this year took place in

strange the moment I needed him googled him I learned that he no more with us

He was able open and to show new horizonts in data dataming

He told us that pattern programming could be used in database programming

Just tried to Google for Kens insight and knowledge on SQL Server 2008 and have just learned Ken is no longer with us.

Condolences to his family and friends. Not only was Kena  brilliant and a great professional, but also I have learned we was a GREAT person and HUMAN BEING.

He will be missed by many many people.

Regards

-G

Why is it that I still find myself wanting to pick up the phone and call Ken?

I hired Ken for Hudson Foods back when we were all working from command lines.  We had many debates about dbase vs. turbo pascal.  Ken came to look on me as a mentor but I don't need to tell you that very shortly the student overtook the mentor and left him in the dust.  I have all of his books and am very proud to have been mentioned in his dedications.

I knew at the time of his death that he would be greatly missed but I had no idea that would go on for so long.

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A little late to the dance as I had no idea... I just checked online to see if the 'Guru...' series had an update or new version and found your blog.  I'm a developer and only write sql when I have to, so I commonly use the 'Guru...' books.  The best sql reference I have seen or used.  I never met Ken; however, he will be missed.  Rest in peace and God bless his family... -Dan

I am Ken's little sister.  You all knew him as Ken..  I knew him as Kenny.  Thank you all so much for blogging about my brother.  He would have been humbly honored by your kind words.  Kenny and I were a lot alike; complicated-but thankful, happy- but followed by a never ending "dark cloud."  I've read these words over and over again wishing I could change the last things I said to my brother; wishing I could have taken the "dark cloud" away..  I started trying to write a book for him last year.  Trying to write down the answer to the one problem he could not solve.  I hope I can finish it someday.  I know he would have been with us longer if he could have answered those lingering questions that kept him up at night.  The same questions that keep me up at night... The night before my big brother died he said, "I'm not totally sure that I'm right" as we spoke about that one lingering question he'd struggled with for so long.  That was the first and only time I ever heard him utter those words- "I'm not totally sure that I'm right..."  Kenny gave me my first bible, my second bible and a mirror image of myself in his death.  A mirror image of what could become of me too, if I were to get lost in the "dark cloud."  All three are gifts I will treasure for the remainder of my life.  I just hope I can earn what he gave me and I pray that his children are able see through the dark clouds of their own lives; to the rainbow that comes in all her glory after the storm..  His light shines in each of them..  I just hope they can see it as they walk though the storms of life without him..

Kids, if you ever read this, we will never stop loving you.  I pray for each of you everyday; that you may see in yourselves what your Dad could never see standing in front of a mirror.  Your light is beautiful, just like your Dad's was, please don't let the heavy storms of life put your light out..

Again, thank you all for remembering..  

Trish Henderson (recently married December 10, 2009: Trisha Tuck)

RIP Kenny..  I love you.