Alec Henrickson, 40, of Elk River Minnesota, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Sunday, April 16th, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN, with Pastor Dawn Hanson officiating.  Burial will follow at the Goodridge Cemetery, rural Goodridge, MN.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, with a 7:00 PM Prayer Service on Friday, April 28, 2023 at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN.  Visitation will also take place one hour prior to the funeral service on Saturday at the church.

Alec Joe Henrickson entered the world on May 1, 1982, at the Northwestern Hospital in Thief River Falls, the son of Sherri (Jagol) Cowell and Randy Henrickson. Growing up, Alec was involved in numerous activities. Throughout elementary and high school Alec was involved in theater in Goodridge, Winston and Warroad where he had many lead roles. He participated in football and basketball and was involved in student council. Alec was very proud when he was awarded the prestigious Triple A Award his senior year. Alec graduated from Goodridge High School in 2001 and was a confirmed and active member of Faith Lutheran Church.

Alec decided his great ambition in life was to be a chef. He entered a couple of cooking contests in New York City and one in Atlanta, GA, winning enough money to attend the New York Culinary School of Arts in Manhattan, NY. Alec moved to Brooklyn, NY from Goodridge, MN and was in for a huge culture shock. Alec had lived in New York for about 2 weeks when 9/11 occurred. A guardian angel was with him that day because he would have started working at a men's clothing store the next day in one of the towers.

Alec graduated from the New York Culinary School of Arts in March of 2002, he then moved back to Minnesota. He worked for various restaurants around the Twin Cities area. Alec and Lucy met in Minneapolis at Gastoffs where they both were employed. Alec and Lucy were married on July 14, 2012, in Elk River.

Alec owned the Pompeii Pizzeria in Elk River and enjoyed competing in international pizza expos. Alec was named a first-place winner at the March 2016 Pizza Expo in Las Vegas with his winning creation of his Francesca's Glaze Pizza. He won in the non-traditional category in the northwest region division of the contest and was among the eight finalists for best non-traditional pizza in the world.

Alec is survived by his wife Lyudmila (Lucy); children Kylie Marie Carr and Jace Henrickson; parents Sherri (Lorne) Cowell, Randy (Twila) Henrickson; siblings John (Miranda) Trende, Maloni and Thor Henrickson; grandparents Gordy and Sandy Henrickson, Margie Coan; brother in law Vladislav (Yana) Ganev; aunt Michelle (Ken) Reichert; uncle Paul (Kristy) Henrickson, uncle Scott Jagol; mother-in-law Marinela Ganeva; nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and other extended family members.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents Joe Jagol, Sharon Jagol Martinson, and father-in-law Vasko Ganev.