A longtime bellman at Las Vegas’ The Linq Resort + Expertise was recalled in current days for his friendship, kindness, and devotion to his job. Elwood Hensey, recognized by many work colleagues as “Fluffy,” handed away final month after a Las Vegas hit-and-run accident.
Elwood Hensey, left, a longtime bellman at The Linq, pictured above. Many family members and colleagues eulogized Hensey in current weeks after passing away in a Las Vegas hit-and-run accident. (Picture: Hensey household)
Hensey, 60, labored at The Linq Resort, previously the Imperial Palace, for 38 years. He was eulogized for his dedication to the property’s many visitors and staff.
His loss is a gap in our group, and he can be vastly missed. Our hearts are with Elwood’s household and associates, particularly his beloved son, David, and longtime companion Alicia,” Dan Walsh, senior vp and normal supervisor at The Linq, instructed On line casino.org.
In his profession, Elwood was acknowledged a number of instances for going above and past in service to his visitors and fellow group members, Walsh instructed On line casino.org.
Associates, family members, work colleagues, and members of administration at The Linq attended the current memorial service at Palm South Jones Mortuary to recollect Elwood Hensey.
“He was a tremendous man, and imagine me, lots of people on this metropolis are going to overlook him,” his companion, Alicia Jimenez, who additionally works at The Linq, instructed the Evaluate-Journal. “It’s simply been a curler coaster of feelings.”
Elwood was born in Cherry Level, North Carolina, on Jan. 19, 1962. He grew up in Beaufort, South Carolina, Atlanta, and Chicago. He relocated to Las Vegas in 1982.
Advocate for Employees
Bethany Khan, a spokesperson on the Culinary Union, additionally instructed On line casino.org that the Las Vegas-based union “mourns the lack of our union brother and store steward Elwood Hensey.”
Elwood was a robust advocate for his coworkers,” Khan instructed On line casino.org. “Throughout his 38 years as a bellman on the Linq, he fought to make sure staff had been handled with respect and dignity at work. Our ideas exit to his household and family members throughout this time.”
Brian Rafferty, a fellow bellman, additional recalled in a press release to the Las Vegas Evaluate-Journal, “He took a variety of trip of his day for different individuals… He made all people’s life a bit of higher.”
Closing Night time
However a tragic motorized vehicle accident took his life. On March 17, Elwood Hensey crossed the intersection at Cameron Avenue and Harmon Avenue. That’s when he was struck by a white Mercedes Benz, in response to the Evaluate-Journal. He handed away on the scene.
The driving force didn’t cease. The motorist has not but been recognized, Las Vegas Metro police mentioned.
Father and son later spent a few hours at The Orleans on line casino that evening. Elwood Hensey was strolling again to his dwelling when he was hit by the automotive.
Just some hours earlier that evening, Elwood Hensey requested his son, David Hensey, to provide him a experience to Harry Reid Worldwide Airport. A lodge visitor had forgotten his baggage. Elwood Hensey wished to make sure the visitor bought the bag earlier than boarding a airplane.
