In Memoriam: Dave Hendricks “Forest of the Daves”

Longtime resident and member of Meadowglen’ Beautification Committee, Dave Hendricks, has passed away.

Much loved by fellow committee members and neighbors, Dave is best known for spearheading a project with the City of Arvada to plant a forest of evergreens along 80^th Avenue. In 2009, Hendricks approached the board with the idea to plant a row of trees planted as a sound/light/noise barrier for Meadowglen residents, whose homes border the heavily trafficked W. 80^th Avenue. The board, while skeptical he could convince the City, gave him the thumbs up, and with help from Meadowglen’s ARC Chairperson, David Sands, the two presented the idea (along with Hendricks very elaborate plans) to the Arvada Parks Advisory Committee. The committee recognized the wisdom in the idea and moved it forward resulting in the beautiful of forest of evergreens that line W. 80^th Avenue along the periphery of Meadowglen.

In 2017, the Meadowglen Board proposed that the area be officially named “The Forest of the Daves” to recognize Hendricks and Sands for their commitment to the project. City Council voted unanimously in favor, and a sign dedicating the area as such was erected. In October of that year, City officials, the Daves and their families, along with Meadowglen residents held a dedication ceremony at the site (pictured below in the back row 5^th from the left.).

Dave’s kind spirit and commitment to the Meadowglen Community will be greatly missed, but his memory will live on and on and on in the “The Forest of the Daves.”

THANK YOU, DAVE!