Dødsfald i Hammerum Søren Christensen, Kølkærvej 29, Hauge ved Hammerum, er død. Han blev 77 år. Han var født i Hauge, hvor faderen drev et landbrug og kørte med fisk. Som det var skik og brug dengang, kom han tidligt ud at tjene, og i 1922 kom han i tømrerlære. Svendestykket dog først udført i 1929, da militærtjenesten skulle overstås. Efter nogle år som svend forskellige steder i landet deltog han i vinteren 1933-1934 i en daghøjskole for arbejdsløse på Herning tekniske Skole under arkitekt Anton Skodshøjs ledelse. Deres sidste opgave bestod i at konstruere en perspektivtegning af Sparekassens bygning i Østergade. I 1940 fik Søren Christensen næringsbrev som tømrermester i Hauge, og to år senere blev han gift og fik en søn og en datter. Datteren døde imidlertid for 21 år siden. I 1959 nedlagde han sin forretning og tog arbejde hos sin lillebror, Svend Aage Christensen (som han i øvrigt selv havde udlært i 1946). Hos ham virkede han, til han i 1974 trak sig tilbage som pensionist. I 1969 havde han den sorg at miste sin hustru, som havde været syg en årrække, og han klarede sig alene til sin død med en hjemmehjælper to timer ugentligt. Af interesser var det valgmenigheden og Grundtvigs tanker og ideer, der optog ham, og det var naturligt for ham at være blandt iniativtagerne [sic], da Friskolen i Hammerum skulle startes. Søren Christensen var også meget optaget af afholdssagen, og han var særdeles aktiv i sine yngre dage, da der var en stor lokalafdeling i Hammerum. Idrætsforeningen i Hauge nød i mange år godt af hans evner som instruktør og ved dilettantforestillinger. Offentlige hverv tragtede han ikke efter, men når kræfterne tillod det, deltog han med markante meninger i debatten. Søren Christensen var et nøjsomt, hjælpsomt og djærvt menneske, og hans arbejde stod der respekt om i vide kredse. Han var åndsfrisk til det sidste og havde netop dagen før sin død taget den tunge beslutning at søge optagelse på plejehjem. Han efterlader sig sønnen, der bor i Snejbjerg, samt seks børnebørn og to oldebørn.

Death in Hammerum Søren Christensen, Kølkærvej 29, Hauge near Hammerum, is dead. He was 77 years old. He was born in Hauge, where his father had a farm and a fish route. As was common, he left home early to earn a living, and in 1922 was apprenticed to a carpenter. His test piece, however, was not completed till 1929, as his military service must be finished first. After some years working as a journeyman around the country, in the winter of 1933-1934 he participated in a continuing day school for the unemployed at Herning Technical School, led by architect Anton Skodshøj. The last assignment was the creation of a perspective drawing of the Credit Union in Østergade. In 1940 Søren Christensen took out a business license as master carpenter in Hauge, and two years later he was married and had a son and a daughter. The daughter, however, passed away 21 years ago. In 1959 he closed his business and went to work for his younger brother, Svend Aage Christensen (whom, by the way, he himself had taught the trade in 1946). He worked for him until 1974 when he retired. In 1969 he had the sorrow of losing his wife, who had been sick for years, and he managed on his own until his death with the assistance of a housekeeper twice a week. Among his interests he was most engaged in the Choice Congregation and the thoughts and ideas of Grundtvig, and it was natural for him to be one of those who took the initiative in the establishment of the free school in Hammerum. Søren Christensen was also very engaged in the teetotaling cause, and he was very active in his younger years, when there was a large local chapter in Hammerum. For many years his skill as an instructor and at community theater performances was a benefit to Hauge Athletic Association. He did not seek public office, but when he had the strength he participated in public discourse with distinctive positions. Søren Christensen was a modest, helpful, and var et nøjsomt, hjælpsomt and resilient individual, and his work was widely respected. He was lucid till the end and just the day before his death he had made the heavy decision to seek admission to a nursing home. He leaves behind his son, who lives in Snejbjerg, as well as six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren