Caleb Hudson Henshaw, 21, September 8
Caleb Hudson Henshaw was voted “Wittiest” and “Most Likely to Be on a Magazine Cover” in high school—accolades he cared so little about that his mother only found the certificates crumpled in a box after his death. She said that this innate charm, coupled with an easy-going humility, was what defined her son.
Henshaw, who died on September 8, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and spent most of his life in the Carolinas, most recently the Raleigh-Durham area. He attended Voyager Academy High School in Durham, and then Western Carolina University, where he became a licensed EMT. At the time of his death, he set and coached full-time for Riveter Climbing Gym in Asheville.
His mother, Lori Hudson-McFarlane, said that her son was funny, well-liked, and athletic, but always relaxed. “Life came easy to him,” Hudson-McFarlane said. “He didn’t take anything too seriously.”…