Mark was instrumental in founding and launching the Westchester Scholarship Fund.
Please consider a donation to the Westchester Alumni Association's
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In Memory of Mark Andrew Hensley.
Mark Andrew Hensley, 50, passed away due to a massive stroke on June 30, 2012. He is preceded in death by his father, Marion "Buddy" Hensley Jr. He is survived by his son, Eric Hensley (Westchester 2010), mother, Marilyn Hensley, sister, Pamela Hensley (Westchester 1982) and niece, Kara Hensley. He is also survived by his special friend, Zari Mann.
In 1991, Mark earned a BS in Business Management from the University of Houston and Series 7 & 63 license in 1994. He is remembered as a great dad, cook and friend.
Memorial services will be held at 3 pm, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home Chapel.
In Memory of Mark Hensley, the Hensley family encourages donations to the Westchester Alumni Association, Inc. 314 Wycliffe Dr Houston TX 77079 or via www.WestchesterWildcats.com
Published in Houston Chronicle on July 2, 2012
You can send tax deductible donations earmarked for the WAA Scholarship Fund through the Spring Branch Education Foundation by logging onto our website www.WestchesterWildcats.com and click the scholarship donation button on our home page. Locate Donate Westchester Alumni.
BIRTH
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
DEATH
30 June 2012 (aged 50) Houston, Harris County, Texas
BURIAL
Memorial Oaks Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas
RIP Mark........I'll always remember your kind smile and laugh. What fond memories I have growing up with you and Pam! I have many memories, but one stands out in my mind- all of us playing in your parents' motor home on the CB....talking to truckers- I don't remember your "handle", but I remember that Pam's was "Tiger Baby". Oh my....as adults, we'd be horrified if our children were talking to random truckers on a regular basis!!
Mark, you'll be greatly missed by your family, friends and loved ones. I am terribly sorry that I can't come to the service but I'll certainly be there in spirit with the rest of the "Barryknoll gang". Until we meet again......Jenny (Healy) Johns.
I will not be able to make Mark’s Memorial Service but I do want to share some memories I have from our days at WHS.
I never really knew Mark before we sat together in Ms. Rathgaber’s Government class senior year. I had ascended to the top of the Westchester Wildcat Marching Band hierarchy which gave me about the same social cache as the president of JETS – apologies to whomever might have been the President of JETS.
Then one day Mark asked if I wanted to hang out one Saturday night and he took me out in the Trans-Am to some place near St. Jean Vianney where I had my first beer and generally had my first exposure to the cooler element of WHS (apologies to my comrades in the Band who may be on this distribution list – we were a lot of things but cool was not one of them). I also learned that one should never sit or lean against a Trans-Am while wearing Levi’s because of the havoc the rivets wreak on the paint.
Soon, I started getting invited to after game parties, etc. and generally felt like I fitted in a little better because he had extended his hand in friendship – not to mention the fact that he also moved me beyond our shared love of Bruce Springsteen to introduce me to Neil Young via Live Rust which I was, by sad coincidence, listening to this weekend.
My sincerest condolences to Mark’s family and to all who loved him and shared his friendship.
Mark was my brother Eric's best friend and he became my honorary 8th brother. He was a part of our family for 40+ years, and I miss his huge heart, sweet nature, and great smile.
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Jennifer Jean Healy (Johns) (1980)
RIP Mark........I'll always remember your kind smile and laugh. What fond memories I have growing up with you and Pam! I have many memories, but one stands out in my mind- all of us playing in your parents' motor home on the CB....talking to truckers- I don't remember your "handle", but I remember that Pam's was "Tiger Baby". Oh my....as adults, we'd be horrified if our children were talking to random truckers on a regular basis!!
Mark, you'll be greatly missed by your family, friends and loved ones. I am terribly sorry that I can't come to the service but I'll certainly be there in spirit with the rest of the "Barryknoll gang". Until we meet again......Jenny (Healy) Johns.
Ralph Devine (1973)
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I will not be able to make Mark’s Memorial Service but I do want to share some memories I have from our days at WHS.
I never really knew Mark before we sat together in Ms. Rathgaber’s Government class senior year. I had ascended to the top of the Westchester Wildcat Marching Band hierarchy which gave me about the same social cache as the president of JETS – apologies to whomever might have been the President of JETS.
Then one day Mark asked if I wanted to hang out one Saturday night and he took me out in the Trans-Am to some place near St. Jean Vianney where I had my first beer and generally had my first exposure to the cooler element of WHS (apologies to my comrades in the Band who may be on this distribution list – we were a lot of things but cool was not one of them). I also learned that one should never sit or lean against a Trans-Am while wearing Levi’s because of the havoc the rivets wreak on the paint.
Soon, I started getting invited to after game parties, etc. and generally felt like I fitted in a little better because he had extended his hand in friendship – not to mention the fact that he also moved me beyond our shared love of Bruce Springsteen to introduce me to Neil Young via Live Rust which I was, by sad coincidence, listening to this weekend.
My sincerest condolences to Mark’s family and to all who loved him and shared his friendship.
Pamela Ann Mudd (Conlan) (1973)
Patrice "Patty" Jean Johnson (Adair) (1976)
Mark was my brother Eric's best friend and he became my honorary 8th brother. He was a part of our family for 40+ years, and I miss his huge heart, sweet nature, and great smile.