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[Hoogie]

I came across information yesterday that Jane Henkel had died December 11, 2007. Jane and her husband James were long time FaDers, who formed the Top Cats team. After FaD ended, they chose to crunch for Folding@home and started Top Cats there.



Henkel, Jane R.
MADISON
Jane R. Henkel, age 65, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, when she lost the long fight against the cancer that she had succeeded at holding off for many years. Jane was born in Madison, March 21, 1942. She attended Wisconsin High School. Jane received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in 1964, and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1973. In her first career she was a computer programmer at the National Accelerator Lab/Physical Science Lab and then at the University of Wisconsin Computing Center. After she received her law degree she went to work for the Wisconsin Legislature at the Wisconsin Legislative Council in 1976. She was the deputy director from 1992 to 1999, and was acting director when she retired in 2000. She was a competitive sailor for many years. She enjoyed hiking and skiing. Most of all she enjoyed bicycling. She and her husband biked many countries in Europe on a dozen bicycle trips. She had a life long interest in music and took up recorder, playing after retirement. She played several recorders in recitals and concerts with Madison groups. She is survived by her husband, James Henkel of Fitchburg; her brother, David Ragsdale of Okee; and two wonderful cats, Bart and Casper. Jane is preceded in death by her brother, Dr. Richard Ragsdale of Rockford, Ill.; and her sister, Susan R. Puariea of Madison. Information about services will follow later. A special thanks to her biking friends who encouraged her and gave her occasional help on the road, and to Doug and Pat Tormey who generously shared their mountain retreat with Jane on many occasions in recent years. Jane has requested that any donations in her memory be made to the Wisconsin Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. You may donate by mail or phone. The Nature Conservancy, Attn: Treasury, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203, USA (800) 628-6860

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Sorry to hear that Hoogie
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[Twinkletoes]

I sent James a "condolences message" a couple of weeks back ... He, Jane, and I used to correspond quite a bit after I joined their TopCats team at FaD. I can remember being enormously impressed (I was very young and inexperienced at the time) when Jane turned the TopCats bicycling icons upside down when I reported to them that I was under the weather on one occasion. At no time did they let on that she had cancer.

I was very happy to get a mail back from James.

Guess I should have "reported it" here, but since the TopCats were only a small team ... my bad, as you say over there.