Thomas Wilson Hensel

Thomas Wilson HENSEL Thomas Wilson "Tom" Hensel, 50, of Winnetka, IL, formerly of Mercer Island, WA, died on No vember 1, 2011 after being struck by an automobile. A funeral was held at the Winnetka Presbyteri an Church and was followed by a reception at his home. Born and raised in Summit, NJ, Tom graduated from Bowdoin College, having spent his senior year at the California Institute of Technology. He began his career as a pioneer in the medical tech nology industry, working as a software engineer Silicon Valley, California. Following an eight- year tenure at Microsoft Corpora tion in Redmond, Washington, he worked in finance as a senior ana lyst covering the software indus try in the equity research depart ments of Furman Selz and Ever en Securities. Upon his death, he was a private real estate inves tor. He is survived by his wife, Ying; his children Catherine and Char lie; his parents Carolyn and John Hensel; his sisters Katherine Hensel (Fred Ost), Ann Beard sley, and Caroline Contiguglia (Carl); his mother-in-law Lau Saumin and father-in-law Kwok Chun Nang; his sister-in-law An gela Kwok (Frank Chau); and his nieces and nephews Carter and Caroline Beardsley, Emma and Courtney Contiguglia, and Vivien and Derek Chau. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Thomas W. Hensel Memorial Fund for Mission and Children, Winnetka Presbyterian Church, 1255 Willow Road, Win netka, IL 60093.