Tag Archives: Henry Carlson Jr.

A new park featuring playground equipment designed for pediatric patients is coming to Sanford Children’s Hospital. Billion Pavilion is funded entirely by donors through an effort that includes a lead $1 million gift from David H. and Christine Billion. The park will include a covered picnic shelter for patients who cannot be in the sun […]

      PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Gov. Noem ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol. The flags will fly half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, July 19, in honor of former State Senator Henry Carlson, Jr. of Sioux Falls. He served in the State Senate from 1977-1978 […]

The contributions of business leader and philanthropist Henry Carlson Jr., who passed away on July 14, are etched into Sanford Health’s history and will shape its future. To look out across the Sanford USD Medical Center campus in Sioux Falls today is to see an important piece of Henry Carlson Jr.’s legacy. It is where his […]

Henry Carlson Jr., 97 of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, with family by his side. As a lifelong leader and resident of Sioux Falls, Henry helped to shape South Dakota. For nearly 60 years, he was a leader in the construction industry and the community. During his 45 year presidency […]