Henry Ward Bendel Jr., M.D., Arlington's first full-time orthopedic surgeon, died early Sunday morning, March 28, 2010. Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Arlington. With the encouragement of Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff, Dr. Bendel moved his family to Arlington and opened his medical practice in 1958. For many years, Dr. Bendel performed physical exams and tended to the medical needs of the Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) football team. He also was the team physician for Arlington High School, and later the Sam Houston High School football teams. Born March 18, 1924, and raised in Greenville, Dr. Bendel attended East Texas State University (now Texas A&M - Commerce). While attending college, World War II began and he entered the U.S. Army. During basic training he earned a Marksmanship Badge, which is presented to Army service members upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course. Minor problems with eyesight along with the Army's plan to train more doctors for the war effort, prevented him from being called into active duty during the war. However, he remained in the Army Reserves while attending medical school at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis. Following graduation from medical school, he served as a resident at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth where he met and later married Velma Ray Boone in 1949. After completion of his residency, they moved to Honey Grove,...
Henry Ward Bendel Jr., M.D., Arlington's first full-time orthopedic surgeon, died early Sunday morning, March 28, 2010.
Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Arlington.
With the encouragement of Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff, Dr. Bendel moved his family to Arlington and opened his medical practice in 1958. For many years, Dr. Bendel performed physical exams and tended to the medical needs of the Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) football team. He also was the team physician for Arlington High School, and later the Sam Houston High School football teams.
Born March 18, 1924, and raised in Greenville, Dr. Bendel attended East Texas State University (now Texas A&M - Commerce). While attending college, World War II began and he entered the U.S. Army. During basic training he earned a Marksmanship Badge, which is presented to Army service members upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course.
Minor problems with eyesight along with the Army's plan to train more doctors for the war effort, prevented him from being called into active duty during the war. However, he remained in the Army Reserves while attending medical school at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis.
Following graduation from medical school, he served as a resident at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth where he met and later married Velma Ray Boone in 1949. After completion of his residency, they moved to Honey Grove, where he established a general medical practice.
He volunteered again for military service in the Korean War, this time with the United States Air Force. After completing basic training, he was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, where he served as a flight surgeon.
Retiring as a captain in the Air Force, Dr. Bendel returned to his private medical practice career in the mid-1950s. He trained in orthopedic surgery at a VA Hospital in McKinney, with an orthopedic residency at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas.
Upon moving to Arlington, he opened his first office on E. Abrams St. After completing one year in practice, he and several other Arlington physicians who likewise had completed their first year in practice, formed the Survivor's Club. Joining Dr. Bendel in that group were Drs. Ruch Pierce, Dale Rank, Bleu Council, Garth Hatch, Gaston Machado and George Reeves, a dentist. This group of young physicians formed a tight-knit friendship that remained for many years. The group met annually thereafter with their wives to celebrate their successful medical careers.
In the late 1960s, Dr. Bendel moved his office to Randol Mill Road across from Arlington Memorial Hospital and formed the Arlington Orthopedic Group. His first partner was Dr. Gene Rising and they were later joined in the partnership by Dr. Craig Poindexter and Dr. Charles Vavrin.
He enjoyed hunting, but later in life regularly spent an afternoon shooting pistols, rifles and skeet followed the next day by a morning of reloading his own ammunition. He was a longtime member of the Arlington Sportsman Club, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, and a lifetime member of the Texas State Rifle Association. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Arlington Masonic Lodge.
He served for many years on the vestry at St. Alban's Episcopal Church and was senior warden in the early 1960s when the sanctuary was built.
He and his wife, Ray, were married for over 50 years. In 1999, they were featured in an article for Fort Worth Texas Magazine, on couples who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Lee Bendel, and his wife.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Rebecca Bendel of Highland Village; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and David Pritchard of Arlington; son, Ward Bendel of Little Elm; a grandson, David Bendel; and granddaughters, Megan Pritchard and Molly Pritchard.
Henry Ward Bendel Jr., M.D., Arlington's first full-time orthopedic surgeon, died early Sunday morning, March 28, 2010.
Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Arlington.
With the encouragement of Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff, Dr. Bendel moved his family to Arlington and opened his medical practice in 1958. For many years, Dr. Bendel performed physical exams and tended to the medical needs of the Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) football team. He also was the team physician for Arlington High School, and later the Sam Houston High School football teams.
Born March 18, 1924, and raised in Greenville, Dr. Bendel attended East Texas State University (now Texas A&M - Commerce). While attending college, World War II began and he entered the U.S. Army. During basic training he earned a Marksmanship Badge, which is presented to Army service members upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course.
Minor problems with eyesight along with the Army's plan to train more doctors for the war effort, prevented him from being called into active duty during the war. However, he remained in the Army Reserves while attending medical school at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis.
Following graduation from medical school, he served as a resident at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth where he met and later married Velma Ray Boone in 1949. After completion of his residency, they moved to Honey Grove, where he established a general medical practice.
He volunteered again for military service in the Korean War, this time with the United States Air Force. After completing basic training, he was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, where he served as a flight surgeon.
Retiring as a captain in the Air Force, Dr. Bendel returned to his private medical practice career in the mid-1950s. He trained in orthopedic surgery at a VA Hospital in McKinney, with an orthopedic residency at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas.
Upon moving to Arlington, he opened his first office on E. Abrams St. After completing one year in practice, he and several other Arlington physicians who likewise had completed their first year in practice, formed the Survivor's Club. Joining Dr. Bendel in that group were Drs. Ruch Pierce, Dale Rank, Bleu Council, Garth Hatch, Gaston Machado and George Reeves, a dentist. This group of young physicians formed a tight-knit friendship that remained for many years. The group met annually thereafter with their wives to celebrate their successful medical careers.
In the late 1960s, Dr. Bendel moved his office to Randol Mill Road across from Arlington Memorial Hospital and formed the Arlington Orthopedic Group. His first partner was Dr. Gene Rising and they were later joined in the partnership by Dr. Craig Poindexter and Dr. Charles Vavrin.
He enjoyed hunting, but later in life regularly spent an afternoon shooting pistols, rifles and skeet followed the next day by a morning of reloading his own ammunition. He was a longtime member of the Arlington Sportsman Club, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, and a lifetime member of the Texas State Rifle Association. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Arlington Masonic Lodge.
He served for many years on the vestry at St. Alban's Episcopal Church and was senior warden in the early 1960s when the sanctuary was built.
He and his wife, Ray, were married for over 50 years. In 1999, they were featured in an article for Fort Worth Texas Magazine, on couples who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Lee Bendel, and his wife.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Rebecca Bendel of Highland Village; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and David Pritchard of Arlington; son, Ward Bendel of Little Elm; a grandson, David Bendel; and granddaughters, Megan Pritchard and Molly Pritchard.
Henry Ward Bendel Jr., M.D., Arlington's first full-time orthopedic surgeon, died early Sunday morning, March 28, 2010. Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Arlington. With the encouragement of Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff, Dr. Bendel moved his family to Arlington and opened his medical practice in 1958. For many years, Dr. Bendel performed physical exams and tended to the medical needs of the Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) football team. He also was the team physician for Arlington High School, and later the Sam Houston High School football teams. Born March 18, 1924, and raised in Greenville, Dr. Bendel attended East Texas State University (now Texas A&M - Commerce). While attending college, World War II began and he entered the U.S. Army. During basic training he earned a Marksmanship Badge, which is presented to Army service members upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course. Minor problems with eyesight along with the Army's plan to train more doctors for the war effort, prevented him from being called into active duty during the war. However, he remained in the Army Reserves while attending medical school at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis. Following graduation from medical school, he served as a resident at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth where he met and later married Velma Ray Boone in 1949. After completion of his residency, they moved to Honey Grove,...
Henry Ward Bendel Jr., M.D., Arlington's first full-time orthopedic surgeon, died early Sunday morning, March 28, 2010.
Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Arlington.
With the encouragement of Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff, Dr. Bendel moved his family to Arlington and opened his medical practice in 1958. For many years, Dr. Bendel performed physical exams and tended to the medical needs of the Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) football team. He also was the team physician for Arlington High School, and later the Sam Houston High School football teams.
Born March 18, 1924, and raised in Greenville, Dr. Bendel attended East Texas State University (now Texas A&M - Commerce). While attending college, World War II began and he entered the U.S. Army. During basic training he earned a Marksmanship Badge, which is presented to Army service members upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course.
Minor problems with eyesight along with the Army's plan to train more doctors for the war effort, prevented him from being called into active duty during the war. However, he remained in the Army Reserves while attending medical school at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis.
Following graduation from medical school, he served as a resident at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth where he met and later married Velma Ray Boone in 1949. After completion of his residency, they moved to Honey Grove, where he established a general medical practice.
He volunteered again for military service in the Korean War, this time with the United States Air Force. After completing basic training, he was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, where he served as a flight surgeon.
Retiring as a captain in the Air Force, Dr. Bendel returned to his private medical practice career in the mid-1950s. He trained in orthopedic surgery at a VA Hospital in McKinney, with an orthopedic residency at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas.
Upon moving to Arlington, he opened his first office on E. Abrams St. After completing one year in practice, he and several other Arlington physicians who likewise had completed their first year in practice, formed the Survivor's Club. Joining Dr. Bendel in that group were Drs. Ruch Pierce, Dale Rank, Bleu Council, Garth Hatch, Gaston Machado and George Reeves, a dentist. This group of young physicians formed a tight-knit friendship that remained for many years. The group met annually thereafter with their wives to celebrate their successful medical careers.
In the late 1960s, Dr. Bendel moved his office to Randol Mill Road across from Arlington Memorial Hospital and formed the Arlington Orthopedic Group. His first partner was Dr. Gene Rising and they were later joined in the partnership by Dr. Craig Poindexter and Dr. Charles Vavrin.
He enjoyed hunting, but later in life regularly spent an afternoon shooting pistols, rifles and skeet followed the next day by a morning of reloading his own ammunition. He was a longtime member of the Arlington Sportsman Club, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, and a lifetime member of the Texas State Rifle Association. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Arlington Masonic Lodge.
He served for many years on the vestry at St. Alban's Episcopal Church and was senior warden in the early 1960s when the sanctuary was built.
He and his wife, Ray, were married for over 50 years. In 1999, they were featured in an article for Fort Worth Texas Magazine, on couples who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Lee Bendel, and his wife.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Rebecca Bendel of Highland Village; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and David Pritchard of Arlington; son, Ward Bendel of Little Elm; a grandson, David Bendel; and granddaughters, Megan Pritchard and Molly Pritchard.
Henry Ward Bendel Jr., M.D., Arlington's first full-time orthopedic surgeon, died early Sunday morning, March 28, 2010.
Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Arlington.
With the encouragement of Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff, Dr. Bendel moved his family to Arlington and opened his medical practice in 1958. For many years, Dr. Bendel performed physical exams and tended to the medical needs of the Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) football team. He also was the team physician for Arlington High School, and later the Sam Houston High School football teams.
Born March 18, 1924, and raised in Greenville, Dr. Bendel attended East Texas State University (now Texas A&M - Commerce). While attending college, World War II began and he entered the U.S. Army. During basic training he earned a Marksmanship Badge, which is presented to Army service members upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course.
Minor problems with eyesight along with the Army's plan to train more doctors for the war effort, prevented him from being called into active duty during the war. However, he remained in the Army Reserves while attending medical school at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis.
Following graduation from medical school, he served as a resident at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth where he met and later married Velma Ray Boone in 1949. After completion of his residency, they moved to Honey Grove, where he established a general medical practice.
He volunteered again for military service in the Korean War, this time with the United States Air Force. After completing basic training, he was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, where he served as a flight surgeon.
Retiring as a captain in the Air Force, Dr. Bendel returned to his private medical practice career in the mid-1950s. He trained in orthopedic surgery at a VA Hospital in McKinney, with an orthopedic residency at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas.
Upon moving to Arlington, he opened his first office on E. Abrams St. After completing one year in practice, he and several other Arlington physicians who likewise had completed their first year in practice, formed the Survivor's Club. Joining Dr. Bendel in that group were Drs. Ruch Pierce, Dale Rank, Bleu Council, Garth Hatch, Gaston Machado and George Reeves, a dentist. This group of young physicians formed a tight-knit friendship that remained for many years. The group met annually thereafter with their wives to celebrate their successful medical careers.
In the late 1960s, Dr. Bendel moved his office to Randol Mill Road across from Arlington Memorial Hospital and formed the Arlington Orthopedic Group. His first partner was Dr. Gene Rising and they were later joined in the partnership by Dr. Craig Poindexter and Dr. Charles Vavrin.
He enjoyed hunting, but later in life regularly spent an afternoon shooting pistols, rifles and skeet followed the next day by a morning of reloading his own ammunition. He was a longtime member of the Arlington Sportsman Club, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, and a lifetime member of the Texas State Rifle Association. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Arlington Masonic Lodge.
He served for many years on the vestry at St. Alban's Episcopal Church and was senior warden in the early 1960s when the sanctuary was built.
He and his wife, Ray, were married for over 50 years. In 1999, they were featured in an article for Fort Worth Texas Magazine, on couples who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Lee Bendel, and his wife.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Rebecca Bendel of Highland Village; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and David Pritchard of Arlington; son, Ward Bendel of Little Elm; a grandson, David Bendel; and granddaughters, Megan Pritchard and Molly Pritchard.
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