Howard Neil Henderson, Owner and President of KDAP-FM and KAPR-AM passed away Friday, November 20th in Tucson after a short illness. Funeral services for Mr. Henderson will be Wednesday, November 25th at 2:00 pm at the Cochise County Fairgrounds Commercial Building followed by a potluck reception. The youngest child of Roy and Hazel (Martin) Henderson, Howard was born March 7, 1950 in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The family later moved to Superior, Nebraska where Howard attended school. He graduated from Superior High School in 1968. Always interested in radio, Howard got his first job at the local radio station, KRFS when he was in high school. He later worked at radio stations in Norton, Kansas and Colby, Kansas. In 1975 Howard went to work at KRVN, a 50,000 watt AM station in Lexington, Nebraska. He served as news director for 4 years. He had job offers from Omaha radio stations, but elected to stay in a small town. In 1979 he left KRVN and briefly sold investments. He returned to radio in 1980 in Holdrege, Nebraska at station KUVR, serving as Program Director and later Station Manager. In 1984, Howard put together a group of investors and purchased KDAP. For the next 30 plus years Howard was a key and instrumental member of the community, both on the air and in public. He hosted the popular Trading Post program. His interaction with listeners on the phone helped earn him the nickname, Mr. Wonderful as he always answered "wonderful!", when asked how he was doing. He broadcast over a thousand high school games through the years and supported many fund raising projects and community events in the area such as the annual DARC Mother's Day Cake Auction, Relay for Life, Douglas Fiestas, as well as many other events and causes. On April 14, 2012 he was united in marriage to Donna Marie Vincent. In January of this year, they adopted a 2-year-old daughter, Joselyn Marie. Howard had a passion for animals. Since 2003, Howard and Donna operated Golden Angels Kennels; breeding, selling and showing Golden Retrievers all across the country and Canada. Survivors include his wife, Donna and daughter, Joselyn; step sons Armando, Jacob, as well as Steven Elzy, his wife Nicole and their two children. He is also survived by a daughter, Lesley Aiken, from a previous marriage. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: William, Jack and Ivan and a sister Sharon. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Douglas Run/Walk for the Cure, 2902 E. 15th Street, Douglas, AZ 85607 or to the Howard Henderson Fund at Southeastern Arizona Federal Credit Union, 1600 Pan American Avenue, Douglas, AZ 85607.