Chad Henderson is a name associated with diverse fields, from theatre and music to law and real estate. This biography explores the life and achievements of individuals named Chad Henderson, highlighting their contributions and passions.
Early Life and Education
My name is Chadrick Stewart Henderson. I was born on July 17, 1969 in Dallas, Texas. I spent the majority of my youth in Moody, Texas. Additionally, I lived in Germany and Kentucky for a period of time during my youth. Moody, Texas is a small rural town in McLennan County with a population of about 1400 people. It is located approximately 20 miles southwest of Waco, Texas. In 1987, I graduated from Moody High School.Upon graduating, I attended Prairie View A&M University located in Prairie View, Texas. At Prairie View, I majored in political science and my minor was in economics. In 1991, I completed my course of study at Prairie View A & M University and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
Another Chadric Dion Henderson was born January 31, 1987, in Memphis, Tennessee to Calvin Henderson (who preceded him in death) and Vickie Johnson. As a child, Chad's personality was one of a kind. He had a smile that was simply infectious and a heart that was made of gold.
Chad Henderson has always lived a very musical life; from singing songs in embarrassing home videos (thanks for sharing mom) to getting his first guitar at 10 years old music has always been in his blood. Attending Millennium High School in Goodyear, Arizona, Chad first began playing the tuba. Attending Phoenix College for Music Performance in 2012-2013 Chad studied tuba with David Pack, the principal tubist of the Phoenix Symphony, percussion with Wes Hawkins, bass guitar with Sean Brogan, and was the principal tubist of both the Phoenix College Orchestra and Concert Band. Transferring to Arizona State University in 2013, Chad became a member of the tuba studio led by Dr. Deanna Swoboda. At ASU Chad was a member of the Wind Ensemble led by Dr. Wayne Bailey and Dr. Jason Caslor, being principal tubist his last year in the ensemble (2016-2017).
In 1993, I was accepted into South Texas College of Law located in Houston, Texas. In 1996, I obtained my Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from South Texas College of Law. Thereafter, I studied and pass the bar for the State of Texas and started my practice in 1997.
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From High school Chad went on to receive a full scholarship to Mineral Area college as well as Arkansas tech University, where he became a 2x championship winner. Not only was Chad a winner in basketball but also in academics as he went on to receive his bachelor's degree from Arkansas Tech in 2010.
Legal Career
Thereafter, I returned to Moody, Texas and obtained employment in Waco, Texas at American Income Life Insurance Company. My position with American Income Life Insurance Company was as an underwriter. I worked at American Income Life Insurance Company for approximately one year. While at the insurance company, I decided to attend law school. I had an eagerness to learn about the legal process and the impact it has on society.
The focus of my practice was criminal law. While in law school, I had worked at a local bonding company and learn how the criminal justice system operates in Harris County.
From the inception of my practice in 1997 to the present, the majority of my cases have been in the criminal law area. I have handled over 2600+ criminal cases. Additionally, I have practiced in all 37 out of the 38 Criminal Courts in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Additionally, I have represented individuals with criminal charges in numerous other counties in Texas. These counties would include: Galveston County, Fort Bend County, Brazoria County, Grimes County, Montgomery County, Travis County, Falls County, Brazos County. Waller County, Bell County, McLennan County, Burleson County, Washington County, Coryell County, Matagorda County, Falls County, Jackson County, and Lee County.
I have handled every type of criminal case from a Class B misdemeanor to lst degree felony. The range of punishment for these cases goes from 6 months in the county jail up to life in the penitentiary. I enjoyed practicing criminal law and helping people navigate to the criminal justice system to a resolution to their cases.
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Musical Pursuits
Chad is an active supporter of the marching arts; spending 5 years involved with Drum Corps International and two in Winter Guard International. Playing tuba in DCI, Chad was a member of The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2011, The Bluecoats in 2013 and 2014, and the 18-Time World Champion Blue Devils in 2015 and 2016, receiving the corps 17th world championship in 2015. Chad has been an instructor for numerous high school marching bands in the Phoenix area. Currently, he is the tuba instructor at Corona del Sol High School and the brass and visual instructor at Desert Mountain High School. He has also served as a visual instructor for Mesa High School, Carl Hayden Community High School, Casteel High School, and Horizon High School.
Currently, Chad is in the last year of his Bachelors of Music Education degree, student teaching at Kyrene Altadeña Middle School and Arcadia High School, graduating in December. Chad hopes to expand his teaching skills to the world of electronic music with hopes of bringing music education to students in urban cities.
Theatre Directing Career
Jasper had the chance to sit down with Chad Henderson, director of the next play on the Trustus Main Stage, The Motherfucker with a Hat. Well, I’m happily wearing the directing hat for this project. I’ve got a great cast too! I’m excited that we’ve got some new talents making their Trustus debut with this production. Alexis Casanovas, who got his MFA in Acting from Rutgers, is playing our protagonist Jackie. Playing his girlfriend Veronica is Raia Jane Hirsch, who studied theatre at TISCH in NYC. Shane Silman, who many know from his recent work on his adaptation of “Plan 9 From Outer Space”, is playing Jackie’s AA sponsor Raplh D. We’ve also got Preach Jacobs compiling the score for this show from his music catalogue and Kimi Maeda has designed an unbelievable set.
Initially, the language was what keyed me into this show - by that I mean the actual words on the page…not the naughty words (of which there are plenty - wink). I’ve been a fan of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ work for a few years now. I’ve seen his scripts produced by NiA, Trustus, and Theatre South Carolina - and every time I’m impressed with how musical the language and word choices can be. He writes in a way that reflects actual conversation. Not to mention, his characters are often quirky and dangerous. Ultimately, I like plays that explore human relationships. This script explores many points-of-view concerning love, lust, loyalty, and betrayal. Without talking too much about my personal history, I responded to a sense of dark familiarity with the relationships being explored in the story. Some of the things being said, I’ve said. Some of the situations the characters find themselves in are ones I’ve been in before. This show is about a lot of the things we can’t talk about in polite company. We have to wait until we’re around our closest friends - where the truth will sometimes surface (but not always). And that’s really what the show is about: friendships.
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I anticipated a lot of challenges with this show because the language is so specific, and I also wanted to ask for a lot of bravery from the actors. So in all reality, the greatest challenge I had with this show was learning to trust myself in a new way. It’s been over a year since I’ve worked on a non-musical - which I had wanted to do for quite some time. While the approaches to directing a musical and a non-musical have similarities, they do diverge from each other at many points. I knew that this show had a title that would be singular in Columbia. I’m the type who’s always thinking about “what’s next?”, “what do people want?”, “what’s exciting right here and right now?” So, with a mind running on various cylinders at one time I kept feeling like I couldn’t wrap my head around what the final product would be like for The Motherf**ker With the Hat.
The play has a "bad word" in it -- a lot of playwrights would have substituted another word to avoid controversy, this one did not. In an interview about the show Stephen Adly Guirgis said that he titled the show “The Motherfucker With the Hat” so it would serve as a disclaimer. In other words, you know what you’re getting into. It’s not family friendly - and that’s because it’s about adult life….or “real” life. I don’t want to be misleading though…this show does have a lot of comedy in it.
The scenic design by Kimi Maeda is just as “in transit” as the main character, Jackie. From the moment of the inciting incident of this show, we follow Jackie through a series of circumstances and choices that make him careen forward through his already difficult life. He’s in and out of apartments continuously and Kimi’s set allows us to go there with ease. Three rotating periactoi (three-sided revolves) cover the stage, allowing the audience and the characters to move through space and time in an engaging way. In my opinion, plays should often equate to a theatrical EVENT; turning a show into an experience that the actors and the audiences can travel through together. In other words, once the curtain speech has ended I like to make people feel like the safety bar comes down on a rollercoaster and you’re not admitted off the ride until it’s over. Kimi’s set is one of the more effective sets I’ve worked with in allowing the show to take on this “rollercoaster” quality. Kimi and I had a lot of conversations about the role the imagination plays in moments of infidelity. Jealousy can begin to take control and has the potential to make someone view their life through a more aggrandized point of view. Hypothetically, if I were to find out from someone else that my wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, or whatever had slept with someone else…I might start to let my jealousy and imagination take over. I might imagine them having wild passionate sex, I might imagine them laughing at me behind my back, I may also imagine KILLING THE MOTHERFUCKAH THAT TOUCHED…see what happens? What Kimi did to respond to that idea was to lace Lichtenstein inspired elements into the set. Making the whole show take on that paneled “comic” style look.
I think audiences are really going to enjoy watching this cast work together. They couldn’t be a more diverse group with varying ranges in experience, style, approach, and education. Trustus audiences will be seeing Alexis Casanovas and Raia Jane Hirsch on the Main Stage for the first time, and I think they’re going to be viewed as very welcome additions to the Trustus family. I think audiences are going to be talking a lot about these characters that they’re playing. We pull for both of them, and this show takes them on a journey where their strength is constantly challenged. Jackie is a recovering addict and Veronica is a current addict - so their dynamics are always running on two different cylinders.
HAT NIGHT?! I believe it might have been the editor of Jasper magazine (insert winky emoticon here). So here’s how it works: audiences come on opening night, and they wear a hat. My awesome marketing interns Rachel and Victoria will be going around and taking pictures of those wishing to compete for a Trustus Flex Pass. Whoever’s photo has the most “likes” by midnight on Saturday the 16th will win a Trustus Flex Pass (8 tickets to Main Stage shows). 2nd place wins 4 tickets, and 3rd place wins 2 tickets. So - there’s more than one chance to win some tickets to Trustus shows!
Chad Henderson* (Director) is the current 2012 Jasper Magazine Artist of the Year in Theatre. This year will mark a full decade in Columbia for Chad, four of them at the University of South Carolina and six of them as a Company member here at Trustus. Past Trustus Directing Credits include: Next To Normal, Avenue Q (Winner “Best Local Production”), Passing Strange (Runner-up “Best Local Production”), Spring Awakening, Assassins, The Last 5 Years, reasons to be pretty, Swing ’39 (World premiere), The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Southern Baptist Sissies, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, and Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead (Winner “Best Local Production).
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Real Estate and Philanthropy
A strong sense of family has been at the forefront of Chad and Brooke Henderson’s life journey. Both have been strongly influenced by the important role of family in shaping their beliefs, priorities and actions. It is with this mindset that Chad and Brooke are extremely proud to donate a transformational gift of $1 million to the Foundation’s Transforming Baptist for the Future campaign in the spirit of Chad’s grandparents, Arch and Lorraine Henderson of Pensacola, Florida.
“Much like the goal of the new medical office building, my grandparents always fostered an environment of welcoming and well-being, a place to be cared for and healed,” Chad said. Chad and Brooke have amassed numerous memories with Baptist Health Care over the years. They have four children - Charlie, Archie, Mary Jean and Hattie - all of whom were born at Baptist. In addition, both have had parents and grandparents who have received significant and meaningful care at Baptist. They wanted to give back to Baptist in a meaningful way that would have lasting impact for years to come.
“The phenomenal care we have received and the quality of people at Baptist have been impactful for us personally,” Brooke said. “Given my line of work, I have traveled around and interacted with other health care entities across the country, and this has helped in understanding just how important access to quality health care is for a community to thrive and grow,” Chad said.
Chad and Brooke have a strong affinity towards Northwest Florida as they both grew up in the Panhandle, Brooke from Niceville and Chad from West Pensacola. Chad founded Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate more than 10 years ago.
“We think about how impressive this project is and the positive influence it will have on Northwest Florida,” Brooke said. “To be able to play the hand for the long game and create the crown jewel of health care in our region is extraordinary,” Chad said.
For Chad and Brooke, their journey - personally, professionally and philanthropically - is just beginning. Brooke is president of the PTO at the Sacred Heart Cathedral School where their children attend. Chad has been involved at the Studer Community Institute and the University of West Florida.
“One of the things that’s most important to us is to lead by example, just as our grandparents did,” Chad said. “We are blessed and fortunate enough to have had some financial success, so we want to give back and positively impact others.
Personal Life and Legacy
Richard “Chad” Chadwick Henderson, 45, of Prosper, Texas, passed away on January 5, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. Born on April 3, 1979, in Plano, Texas, to Melanie (Jasper) and Richard Henderson, Chad was a man of immense love, strength, and integrity.
On April 28, 2012, Chad married the love of his life, Beverly Nicole James, in Krum, Texas. Together, they built a life rooted in love, family, and faith, raising their three beautiful children: Avery, Gracie, and Claire.
Chad was a devoted father who cherished creating special moments with each of his children. He shared his love of baseball and Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Avery, encouraging him to emulate his father’s dedication to family and strength of character. With Gracie, he enjoyed the simple joys of picking her up from dance practice, painting, and working together on suture kits-nurturing her creativity and curiosity. He delighted in reading bedtime stories to Claire, tucking her in with tenderness and care.
To his wife, Beverly, Chad was the epitome of chivalry, a man whose unwavering love and devotion set a shining example for their children. Whether on the golf course, at weekly family dinners at Anamia’s, or spending time with his close-knit circle of friends, Chad’s presence was magnetic, his laughter infectious, and his kindness boundless.
Chad’s life was defined by his hard work, his love for family, and his faith. Those who knew him are left with a profound sense of loss, especially his close friends, who will forever miss their “A player” on the links.Chad is survived by his loving wife, Beverly Henderson of Prosper, Texas; his cherished children, Avery, Gracie, and Claire; his mother, Melanie and Roger Ridings of Scottsdale, Arizona; and his siblings: Megan Stone and her husband Michael of San Diego, California; Adam Henderson and his wife Raquel of Princeton, Texas; Travis Henderson and his wife Amber of Krum, Texas; Ryan Henderson and his wife Amy of Houston, Texas; and Meredith Gann and her husband Jordan of Garland, Texas. He also leaves behind numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Henderson, whose memory he carried with him throughout his life.
Family and friends are invited to honor Chad’s life at a visitation held at Berkshire Chapel, 9073 Berkshire Drive, Frisco, Texas 75033, on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made in Chad’s honor to [Charity/Organization].
Chad’s legacy of love, devotion, and faith will live on in the hearts of all who knew him.
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, Chad received his wings. Chad leaves to cherish his loving memory with his son Chadric Henderson Jr. and daughter Israel Perry-Henderson, Mother Vickie Johnson and Stepmother Sheila-Brown Henderson; Sisters Arberni Redmond and Quavisa Henderson-Bland (Eric).
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