Paul H. Hensley ’49

Paul died June 12, 2024, in Philadelphia, a few weeks before his 96th birthday.

He was from Hyden, Ky., and came to Princeton from the Lawrenceville School. Paul was a chemistry major and a member of Court Club. He roomed all four years at 142 Little, at various times with R.C. Pickett ’51, K. Dwight, W.C. Stryker ’50, and G.G. Nimick.

As Paul put it, “After graduation I found the U.S. Army awaiting me with open arms,” which included a short stay in Korea. After his discharge in 1953, he married fellow Kentuckian Bettye Maggard. A year of graduate work in chemistry at Columbia followed; then he joined Merrill Lynch and began a career of more than 20 years on Wall Street as a financial securities analyst. He later moved on to energy consulting in the Philadelphia area, where he was involved with the Jenkintown Rotary Club.

Paul and his wife spent many summers in Green Pond, N.J., where he could spend time with generations of family playing Monopoly, card games, or chess.

Paul is survived by his wife of more than 70 years, Bettye; three children; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.