Rosemary Hendricks

Rosemary Hendricks, 92, passed away on February 14 after a lengthy illness. She was born January 30, 1922, in Martinsville, Indiana to Thomas A. and Mary (Mae) Hendricks. She had one sister Mary Elizabeth Hendricks. Both the parents and sister preceded her in death. Upon graduation from Martinsville High School, she followed her sister's lead and enrolled at Indiana University where she majored in Business Administration and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She served as vice-president of her senior class. Upon graduation from IU in 1942 she joined Eli Lilly and Company in 1943, starting a long, distinguished career, retiring on December 31, 1984. In her private life, she was a person of many interests, the main ones being sports, bridge and travel. In the world of athletics, she followed the IU teams, having attended nearly every IU home football and basketball game for over 30 years and some away from home. She was also an avid Colts fan, having been in the "charter" group of ticket holders. Bridge was another of her favorite hobbies, and she played with the Lilly Bridge Club, and in more recent times, with a group of friends at Hooverwood. Golf filled many of her weekends during the season (one picture shows her hitting out of a frozen sand trap surrounded by snow). She, along with her sister, were the only ladies who were given tee times on weekends at the Martinsville Country Club, thanks to Don Carmichael, Pro at the time who know of their considerable skills, at a time when only the men could play on Saturdays and Sundays. Later they enjoyed the relationship with Sam, Don's son, who succeeded his father as Pro. Her love of travel led her to many beach vacations in the Caribbean, also in Bermuda and Hawaii. One memorable cruise took her and her party from San Juan, traversing the Panama Canal, up the West Coast and on to Alaskan Inside Passage. Rosie was a kind, caring, generous person who always considered how her words or actions might be received by those around her. She had a tremendous sense of humor. She was a true, loyal friend, loved and admired by many people.