Stanley Brian Hendrickson Sr.

1953 - 2025

Stanley Brian Hendrickson Sr. was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on Nov. 13, 1953, to Jack Sr. and Doris Hendrickson.

He graduated from Parkersburg South High School in West Virginia in 1972. Stanley married Peggy Copen at the Ruble Church in Wirt County, West Virginia, on Nov. 10, 1972. Their first child, Stanley Jr., was born on Feb. 12, 1974. Stanley followed his older brother, Jack, to Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1975. On May 26, 1978, their second child, Jonathan, was born. Stanley passed away surrounded by close friends and family on Aug. 9, 2025.

Stanley is preceded in death by his mother, Doris, and father, Jack Sr., as well as his older brother, Jack Junior. Stanley is survived by his sister, Pam; wife, Peggy; sons Stanley Jr. (Julie) and Jonathan (Marina); and grandkids, Jarrett, Cameron and Jessica, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

Stanley Hendrickson, famously known as "Big Stan" amongst those fortunate enough to have known him, was an avid outdoorsman and talented pool player. The lodge where he raised his family, which is located at 66 mile Steese highway, is the lodge that most locals recognize as the one with the yellow monster truck in the front yard. Big Stan was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 23. He started working at Holaday-Parks in Fairbanks in May of 1981 and continued to work there for 34 years until his retirement in 2015.

Big Stan was a hard worker, quintessential mountain man, a loving husband, a reliable father and an outstanding grandfather. He will be remembered for his Big Stan stature and pool shooting talent.

Please come celebrate his life with us at 2 p.m. Aug. 24, 2025, at the Spur, 537 Gaffney Road, in Fairbanks, Alaska.