Robert L. Henderson Jr.

ROBERT LEWIS HENDERSON JR. WAS BORN, JANUARY 27, 1954 TO O.D. & ROBERT HENDERSON SR., HERE IN EL PASO, TEXAS. HE PASSED AWAY MAY 17, 2026. HE STARTED PIANO LESSONS AT AGE 7, WITH MRS. ELTHAL PHEA, WHO WAS THE MUSICIAN FOR ST. JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH, PASTORED BY HIS UNCLE THE LATE REV. DR. J.L. MAXWELL. BY AGE 14, HIS SECOND PIANO TEACHER WAS MRS. LULA TRAYLOR. DURING THIS TIME HE ALSO STARTED PLAYING BY EAR FOR THE SUNSHINE CHOIR AT LAWSONS MEMORIAL C.O.G.I.C. IN THE MID-60'S. IN 1973 HE BECAME A MEMBER OF MT. CALVARY C.O.G.I.C., WHERE HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE MUSICIANS. HE LATER JOINED NEW JERUSALM C.O.G.I.C IN 2016 AS A MEMBER AND THEIR MINISTER OF MUSIC..

HE HAS BEEN THE MUSICIAN FOR SEVERAL CHURCHES IN THE AREA: COMMUNITY BAPTIST, FIRST UNITED FULL GOSPEL, MT. ZION BAPTIST, & CHAPEL 4 GOSPEL SERVICE ON FT. BLISS, WHERE HE HELD THE POSITION OF PIANIST FROM 1980 TO 2023. HE ALSO SANG & PLAYED FOR DIFFERENT GOSPEL GROUPS & CHOIRS: THE UNIQUE DIMENSIONS OF GOSPEL, HARRISON JOHNSON & THE EL PASO METROPOLITIAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE, THE EL PASO CHAPTER OF THE GOSPEL MUSIC WORKSHOP OF AMERICA, WHERE HE ALSO HELD THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE. IN 1990, HE WAS VOTED AS THE, "BEST MALE VOCALIST" BY THE COMMUNITY IN GOSPEL SINGING. HE ALSO HELD THE POSITION OF MUSICIAN OF THE ORIGINAL WEST TEXAS BAPTIST DISTRICT ASSOCIATION INC. FOR 8YRS, BETWEEN 2009 TO 2016.

WITH A LASTING GRATITUDE FOR HIS LIFE AS A MUSICIAN, HIS UNSELFISH LABOR AMONG US, WILL BE MISSED. HIS FAMILY & FRIENDS, THOUGH THEY MAY WEEP, SHOULD REJOICE WITH HIM & THANK GOD FOR THE LIFE & TALENT GOD GAVE HIM.

A VISITATION WILL BE HELD FROM 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026 WITH FUNERAL SERVICE AT 12:00 PM AT MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 3400 WYOMING AVE, EL PASO, TEXAS.