▁mission ary ▁in ▁Venezuela . ▁H ensch el ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 2 , ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Luc ille ▁and ▁brother ▁Warren . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁H ensch el ▁was ▁appointed ▁secretary ▁to ▁Nathan ▁H . ▁Kn orr , ▁who ▁was ▁over see ing ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁printer y . ▁After ▁Kn orr ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁H ensch el ▁continued ▁as ▁his ▁assistant . ▁H ensch el ▁was ▁often ▁with ▁Kn orr ▁in ▁his ▁travel s , ▁visit ing ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 0 ▁countries ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁H ensch el ▁was ▁a ▁featured ▁speaker ▁at ▁international ▁events ▁though ▁only ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁H ensch el ▁had ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁" ano int ed " — not ▁unusual ▁among ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁at ▁the ▁time — which ▁was ▁a ▁criter ion ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Society . ▁H ensch el ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁W . ▁E . ▁Van ▁Am burgh ▁( since ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁Secretary - T reas urer ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Bible ▁and ▁T ract ▁Society