Charles Kerr Hendrick, M.D.

Charles Kerr Hendrick, M.D., of Amarillo, died October 11, 2024.

Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, October 15, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church, with Dan Carter officiating. A private interment will be at Llano Cemetery. 

Dr. Hendrick was born September 15, 1934, in Amarillo to Dr. James W. Hendrick and Margaret K. Hendrick. Dr. Charles Kerr Hendrick was named after his maternal grandfather, Dr. Charles Kerr, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, USA 1932-1933. Dr. Kerr was also the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 1900 to 1941.

Dr. Hendrick graduated from Amarillo High School in 1952. He spent his Freshman year at the University of Tulsa and then graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1956 with a B.S. Degree, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He then attended the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and graduated with a Medical Degree in 1961. Dr. Hendrick served a rotating internship at Hermann Hospital of Houston from 1961 to 1962 and a Radiology residency at UTMB from 1962 to 1965.

He proudly served in the United States Air Force as a Captain and Chief of Radiological Services of the 3320th USAF Hospital from 1966 to 1968.

On December 23, 1961, Dr. Hendrick married the love of his life, Phyllis Ann Petty. The couple was blessed to share more than 55 years together and celebrated the birth of two sons, Charles K. Hendrick Jr. and Dr. Eric P. Hendrick, and two granddaughters, Katelin Ann Hendrick and Abbie Jean Hendrick.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo. Dr. Hendrick was Assistant Scout Master of Boy Scouts of America Troop 76 in 1980-1981 and a member of the Order of the Arrow in 1980. For 30 years, he was also a member of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Texas, Amarillo Lodge 731, Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, Galveston, Texas, and the Khiva Temple.

Dr. Hendrick was Appointed Instructor of Radiology, UTMB, 1965-1966; Clinical Instructor of Radiology, UTMB, 1968-1980; and Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology, Texas Tech School of Medicine, 1973-1988.

Giving back to the community, Dr. Hendrick served as President of the Amarillo Chapter of the American Cancer Society 1968-1969, the Board of Directors of the Texas Cancer Society 1969-1971, President of the Panhandle District Medical Society 1975-1976, Board of Directors and later Board of Trustees for Harrington Cancer Center; Counselor of State of Texas (West) Radiology Society of North America five year term; Potter –Randall County Medical Society, Amarillo; Vice President, Secretary, Alternate Delegate to Texas Medical Association; and the Board of Directors Texas Medical Foundation 1977-1978.

Dr. Hendrick had a passion for museums and served on the Board of Directors of the Panhandle Historical Society, Executive Committee 1976-1980; President of the Panhandle Historical Society 1979-1980; Board of Directors, National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City from 1981-1995. He held lifetime memberships at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the Western Heritage Center. He also held memberships in the Goodnight Circle of Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and the Legacy Circle of PPHM.

He served his medical profession in the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association; Honorary Member November 1988; Radiological Society of North America; American Roentgen Ray Society; Texas Radiological Society; Rocky Mountain Radiological Society; Society of Sigma XI; Associate Member; American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine; Texas Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine, Charter Member. In 1973, he was also a Charter Member of the American College of Nuclear Medicine, a Member of the American College of Radiology in 1967, a Fellowship of the American College of Radiology in 1979, and a Fellow Emeritus in 1991. He also practiced as Assistant Director of Northwest Texas Imaging from the late 1960’s to the end of 1988.

Dr. Hendrick was also an avid hunter, fly fisherman, and collector of Native American and Western Artwork.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Phyllis Ann; mother, Margaret K. Cartwright; stepfather, Rolla V. Cartwright; father, Dr. James W. Hendrick; and brother, James W. Hendrick, Jr.

Dr. Hendrick is survived by two sons, Charles Hendrick, Jr. and wife Martha Jo of Amarillo and Dr. Eric P. Hendrick and former wife Amy of San Antonio; grandchildren, Katelin and Abbie Hendrick of San Antonio and Stephanie Alfonsi and husband Tadd; great-granddaughters, Trilby and Tenzly Alfonsi; sister-in-law, Joann B. Hendrick of Houston; and a nephew, Dr. Grant K. Hendrick and wife Garner and their son Graham all of San Francisco, California.