Ralph Harold Henkle, Jr., a longtime Huntington Palisades resident and one of the first developers in the Palisades Highlands, died on November 17. He was 75. Born on January 7, 1933 in San Francisco, Ralph graduated from Berkeley High School. He attended UC Berkeley for several semesters before joining the army (and serving mostly in Europe). After completing his service in 1956, he graduated from William and Mary University. He earned his MBA at Wharton Business School in 1961 and worked as a mortgage broker in San Francisco and New Orleans. Ralph married Dorothy Lee Benson Henkle on July 25, 1964, and they moved from New Orleans to the Palisades in 1969, whereupon he became a developer. The Palisades Tennis Estates on Michael Lane later emerged from Ralph’s vision. Ralph belonged to the Riviera Tennis Club and the Bel-Air Bay Club. His passions included playing tennis and basketball, painting, USC football, and attending all sporting events of his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his former wife, Dorothy (longtime manager of Bentons Sports Shop on Swarthmore); two sons, Kurt of Santa Monica and Matt, who attends Penn University; three daughters, local acupuncturist Heidi Henkle of Santa Monica, Krista Hopkins (husband Dean) of Venice, and Gretchen Mallios (husband Seth) of San Diego; and grandchildren Calvin Ross, Tucker, Emma and Alli Hopkins, and Gaby Mallios. For more information, visit www.sympathytree.com and enter ‘Ralph Henkle.’ This will provide details about the planned wake.
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