Patricia Ann Henry

Patricia Ann (Janke) Henry passed away on February 5, 2024, in Houston, Texas after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her devoted and loving husband, Bill Henry, was ever present at her bedside, along with her daughters, Alicia and Gina, and many family members and friends. Tricia was born on December 5, 1951, in Taylor, Texas to the late Walter Martin Janke and Ira Mae (Kelm) Janke. Tricia attended grade school in Sharp, Texas and Holland, Texas and graduated from Jesse Jones High School in 1970. Tricia went on to meet and marry Bill Henry on October 23, 1976, after meeting on the phone while both working for Sterling Electronics, Tricia in Houston, Texas and Bill in Waltham, Mass. Tricia had a long and wonderful career with Quintana Petroleum starting in 1975 until they sold in 1998 where she joined Legacy Trust Company, fully retiring in 2022. Tricia loved spending her time with family on Lake Buchanan and Matagorda Bay. After retiring she spent time traveling the world, a European Excursion with family and her first ever Oktoberfest in Germany, touring never visited states in the US, California wine country, The Dakota's, Wyoming, Oklahoma and her greatest adventure, a Mediterranean Cruise with her family, cruising around Italy. She was the happiest ever with her family. Tricia is survived by her husband Bill; daughters: Alicia Menchaca (Marc) of Anderson, TX, Gina Cox (Andrew Hartney) of League City, TX; grandchildren: Oliver, Harvey and Wyatt Menchaca, Rylie and Raymond Cox; her sisters: Janet Janke Jones (Bob) of Montgomery, TX, Anita Howell of Burnet, TX and Sandra Garrett of Georgetown, TX; brother: Donald Janke (Ann) of Taylor, TX; along with numerous and loving cousins, nieces and nephews. Tricia is preceded in death by her parents; Walter Martin Janke, Sr. and Ira Mae (Kelm) Janke and brothers: Larry, James, Charles (Pete), Curtis, Walter, Jr. and Carroll Janke.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the Texas A&M Foundation, 401 George Bush Drive, College Station, Texas 77840. Please designate the Tricia Janke Henry Memorial Endowed Opportunity Award Fund in the memo line of the check. Online donations may be made at txamfoundation.com by clicking Give Now/General Memorial and designation Tricia Janke Henry. Texas A&M University was near and dear to her heart, and we thank you for keeping mom's memory alive through this wonderful opportunity. Thank you, Mrs. Kay King Pence and her beloved late husband Charles Pence, for making this possible, for loving mom not only as a dear friend, but as family!
A visitation will be held from 5 pm – 7 pm Thursday, February 8, 2024 at Ramsey Funeral Home & Crematorium in Georgetown, Texas. Funerals Services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, February 9, 2024 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bartlett, Texas with a burial immediately following the service at the St. John's Cemetery.