Henry John Wojtusik, Sr.

Henry John Wojtusik Sr., 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 1st, 2017 at Alaska Regional Hospital with Henry Jr. and Emma by his side. Henry was born October 9th, 1942 in Bristol, Connecticut to Henry and Genevieve (Gredzinski) Wojtusik. He graduated from St Anthony's High School in 1960 and attended Georgetown University during the JFK presidency, Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile crisis. Henry served in the Air Force from 1967-1971, finally stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage. On May 16th, 1970 he married his hometown sweetheart Jane Anne Gorski in Bristol. Since 1970, Henry and Jane have been lifelong Alaskans. Henry established his career as a tax accountant, owning his own business, Tax Planners. He was well-liked in the Anchorage community and known as "Henry the Tax Man." Enjoying his work, Henry never retired. An avid fisherman, he spent most of his summers on Alaska's rivers. Other hobbies included reading, photography, trains, model painting, doing crosswords, attending concerts, sporting events (lifelong New York Yankees fan), and spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. A highlight was attending all his children's band concerts. Henry is survived by his wife Jane, son Henry Jr. and wife Emma, son Vincent and wife Danielle, daughter Genevieve and fianc Jared, grandchildren Lillian and Jackson, sister Janet Jurkiewicz, four nephews, one aunt, and several cousins. Some of Henry's lifetime friends: Tim and Vicki Smith and family, "Cousin" George Klimek, Ron and Candy Hyde, John Harris, Clifton Caffall, Jeff Fraker, Kevin Thurman, Billy and Nancy Sweat, Richard Sanchis, James and Lena Ma, Danny Zivanich, Johnny and Peggy Johnson, Helen and Tom Hsieu, Pat Faherty, and the Huffman Carrs weekend coffee group. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, January 5th at St Patrick's Church, 2111 Muldoon Rd, Anchorage, AK 99504. Reception to follow at St Patrick's. Flowers may be sent to St Patrick's. Donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans organization.