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dd Kellum Hendee went home to the Lord on Saturday, February 13, 2010. He was born February 19, 1976 in Dallas, Texas. Edd came to Second Baptist School (class of ‘94) after sustaining a Joe Thiesman leg break while playing football his sophomore year of high school. At Second, Edd turned his incredible focus towards academics. Second Baptist proved to be the perfect fit for Edd. He excelled in his academic work, and loved the challenge Second offered. Edd also loved all aspects of the school. He became the school’s social chairman, renting out the Houston Zoo for dances and covering the school with elaborate themes for pep rallies, he played goalie for the school’s new soccer team, and he made it his mission to distract opposing basketball teams while cheering – denting all of Nina’s pots and pans in the process. Edd also served in the Key Club under his beloved biology teacher Dennis Phillips. He made lifelong friendships in his few years at Second, and the school propelled him on to the Lawrenceville School and United States Naval Academy. Edd married the love of his life, Claudine Moore Hendee of Houston, Texas, on February 17, 2002, and together they had three beautiful children, Campbell (almost 5), Hudson (3) and Reagan (1). He considered his family the best accomplishment of his life. After his naval service, Edd graduated from Harvard Business School in 2006, and went to work with Barry Sternlicht at Starwood Capital Group in Greenwich, where he quickly rose to vice president of acquisitions. Edd is survived by his wife and children, mother Nina Johnson Hendee, father Edd Campbell Hendee, sisters Lisa Hendee Blackard and Kristin Ann Hendee. Please keep the Hendee family and friends in your prayers.
Class of 1994
SBS Senior year photos
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