Henry O. “Hank” Pruden

Beloved husband, father, teacher and friend, Professor Henry “Hank” Pruden of Sausalito died suddenly on August 26. He was 81.

Born in San Francisco to Oliver and Maria Quiñones Pruden, Hank grew up on a small ranch in Manton, CA. After graduating from Red Bluff High School, he served in the US Air Force in photo intelligence. Hank went on to CSU, Chico, then earned an MBA from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Marketing (with Honors) from the University of Oregon.

In 1976 he settled in Ross with his wife Sarah and their daughters. From his office in the Ross Garage, Hank pursued his passion for finance, trading his own account and developing technical market analysis courses at Golden Gate University, where he was Professor of finance and marketing and Executive Director of the Institute of Technical Market Analysis at the time of his death. Hank was past president of the Technical Securities Analysts Association-SF and served on the boards of GGU and the Market Technicians Association (MTA).

An avid researcher, Hank published articles in many countries, spoke on six continents, and in 2007 authored The Three Skills of Top Trading. The MTA honored Hank with a lifetime achievement award in April, 2017, as did the International Federation of Technical Analysts in 2013.

Hank treasured his connections with all kinds of people and assumed and encouraged the best in others. Known for the twinkle in his eye, he was an enthusiastic listener who treated even acquaintances as friends.

Henry is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sarah Price Pruden; daughters Laura Pruden and Carolyn Pruden Dahlman; his adoring grandchildren Isadora and Sophia Brink, and Charles and Henry Dahlman; sister Marie Froome; nephews Joseph and David Froome, and John Price; and niece Wendy Price.

Gifts in memory of Dr. Henry O. Pruden may be made to Child Aid for education in Guatemala, Saint Francis Foundation in support of the Saint Francis Memorial Hospital or the University of Oregon Foundation for scholarships.

A memorial service will be held at Fernwood Funeral Home in Mill Valley at 3pm on Thursday, October 19.