May 9, 2011

William Hengen Jr

Wayne

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Friends may visit with the family from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. At 10:30 AM a memory sharing service, where friends and family are invited to speak, will be held at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Hillside Cemetery, 2556 Susquehanna Road, Roslyn, PA.

William K. Hengen, Jr. “Bill” age 67 of Wayne died peacefully at home on Monday, May 9, 2011.

Bill received Bachelor and Masters degrees in psychology and organizational behavior from Temple University and pursued doctoral level work in both the U.K. and the U.S.

Before establishing Cypress, Bill was a senior manager of Sibson & Company, an officer with Science Management Corporation, and a business leader at Hay Associates, all prominent international consulting firms. Earlier, Bill was a senior staff member with The Henley Management College in the UK, and worked in various management capacities in U.S. businesses. Bill also served on a variety of business advisory boards and provided counsel to entrepreneurs and investors regarding newly formed ventures and turnaround businesses.

Bill got his first job at the ACME Supermarket in Philadelphia and worked his way into management. He put himself through college and worked in the newspaper industry, in the Philadelphia area, for a short time. In the late 1980’s Bill founded his own consulting firm, Cypress Consulting in Wayne, New Jersey.

Having also served on the Board of Directors of the Discovery Orchestra for the past eight years.

On a personal level he is said to have had a “heart of gold”, been passionate in his beliefs, highly principled, opinionated, an optimist, inspirational, all in addition to his great sense of humor.

He served on the editorial board of Britain’s Journal of Change Management, and taught and advised at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s executive and graduate business programs.

Surviving him are his loving partner Karla Reckel of Butler; his cousin John Elias his wife Sylvia and their daughter Lisa and his cousin Bill Green and his wife Kathy and their son Kyle all of the Metro-Philadelphia, PA area.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the “Hole in the Wall Gang” 555 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511 would be appreciated.

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Friends may visit with the family from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. At 10:30 AM a memory sharing service, where friends and family are invited to speak, will be held at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Hillside Cemetery, 2556 Susquehanna Road, Roslyn, PA.

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