Memorial to Rex Herron

Rex Herron, of Florence, AZ, passed away April 5, 2010. Rex was born in Stayton, Oregon on June 25, 1938. He graduated from Gates High School in Gates, Oregon. He owned and operated service stations in the Santiam Canyon area of Oregon for several years. He then attended the University of Oregon earning a Bachelor of Science degree and the State University of New York at Albany, receiving a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. Rex came to Arizona in 1974. He worked for various non-profit organizations in Phoenix and for twenty years as an administrator for the Arizona Department of Correction from which he retired in 1999. Rex and his family lived in Mesa and later moved to Florence, Arizona. He was very active in the community and especially enjoyed the out of doors. He was a founding member of the Arizona Crested Saguaro Society. Rex was a kind, generous and caring person who touched everyone he met. He had a gift for making others feel special, for putting them at ease and making them laugh. His many friends will feel his loss deeply. Rex is survived by his wife Cindy; his daughter Anya Herron; his sister Dinah Haywood and two nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Adam.


"Rex Looking for Crested Saguaro's"
Photo courtesy of Cindy Herron
Rex's "First Crested Saguaro"
Photo courtesy of Harry Ford
Photo courtesy of Harry Ford
Rex's "How About a Hug?"
Rex & Lupe with "The Glove"
Photo courtesy of Ted Codding
Rex's "The Saxophone"
Photo courtesy of Ted Codding
Rex's "Hawk On Crest"
Well there was a hawk on it when I first saw it.
Rex's "Spare a Dollar?" Crest
Photo courtesy of Harry Ford
Pat-Rex-Bob with "CSS154"
Photo courtesy of Ted Codding
Rex's GPS OJT from Pat
OJT = On Job Training
Photo courtesy of Bob Cardell
Rex Using GPS on C508
Photo courtesy of Bob Cardell
"Joe-Bob-Rex"
Photo courtesy of Ted Codding
"Joe-Rex-Pat-Bob"
Photo courtesy of Ted Codding
Rex's "Champion Buckhorn Cholla"
He nominated it to the "National Register of Big Trees"
Photo courtesy of Ted Coddding
Rex's "CRSTQST" Mobile
Photo courtesy of Harry Ford
Rex's "Titan Missile Site Tour"
Photo courtesy of Harry Ford
"The Herron-Desert-Enclave"
Photo courtesy of Ted Coddding
"Double Rainbow" from The Herron-Desert-Enclave
Photo courtesy of Rex Herron
"Sunrise" from The Herron-Desert-Enclave
Photo courtesy of Rex Herron