Don Senzig 4/13/1951 - 7/27/2004

Just about anyone involved in home computing in SE Wisconsin knew Don. He and I were close friends for almost thirty years and wanted to let others who may be out of the area know about this. Senzig, Donald John Jr MILWAUKEE - Age 53, passed away at his home in Milwaukee on Tuesday July 27, 2004. Born April 13, 1951 in Milwaukee ,WI. Son of Donald and Adoree (Larson) Senzig of Caledonia, WI. Son-in Law of Ralph and Catherine Dean Donald found the job he loved at Medpacs ,Waukesha. He had worked in the Milwaukee Road enginehouse, Plastic Parts of Union Grove, Siemens Nuclear, Sector Engineering, Compuware, private consulting and Milwaukee Area Television Access (MATA). In these diverse jobs Don consistently demonstrated his natural ability and immense capacity to troubleshoot and repair anything that moved, whirred or lit up. At a young age Don learned to repair TV's and electronics working with his father Donald Senzig Sr. He repaired TV's as a hobby. In 1968 while a student at Case High School he programmed a timeshare computer, and participated in many theatrical productions. In 1975 Don built his first computer from an Altair 8800 kit. How much fun it was to play "kill the bit". Around this time, at the start of the personal computer revolution Don arranged the first computer/gaming exhibition at a local Science Fiction Convention. A genius at electronics and computers Don was always ready to help people learn and to learn from them. One of his favorite collaborators was Dorothy. Don helped authors, and Democratic candidates learn how to use computers. With incredible patience Don could help them achieve goals that they did not believe possible. In 1975 Don helped found the Wisconsin Computing Society that still meets, helping members explore computer technology.