▁recognition ▁of ▁Je hov ah ’ s ▁Wit ness es ▁in ▁Russia ▁by ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁H ensch el ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Society ▁in ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Major ▁organiz ational ▁changes ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁as ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁of ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁was ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁stepped ▁aside ▁from ▁their ▁capac ities ▁in ▁the ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁Society , ▁and ▁Don ▁A . ▁Adams ▁was ▁appointed ▁president . ▁H ensch el ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading He ▁L oved ▁Kind ness , '' ▁The ▁Watch t ower , ▁pg . 3 1 , ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Category : American ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁Category : Watch ▁Tower ▁Society ▁pres idents ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁of ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁▁ 1 2 th ▁Air ▁Corps ▁( X II . ▁Fl ie