Paul B. Sensenig, 86, died August 15, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Elmer F. and Florence (Brubaker) Sensenig. A resident of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, Paul is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Lorraine (Mellinger) Sensenig.

A graduate of East Hempfield High School, Elizabethtown College, and a veteran of the U.S. Army, Paul was employed by the Centennial School District in Bucks County for over 30 years, but was a teacher all of his life. He enriched many lives in the classroom and imparted his love of humanity to any student who was receptive to the message. Former students maintained contact with Paul for years after they left his classroom. He shaped young minds and grew future leaders.

Paul was a lifelong patron of the musical arts. He attended performances of the Philadelphia Orchestra for decades. He was a devoted opera enthusiast, attending live performances in Lancaster, Philadelphia, New York, Frankfurt, Rome, and Milan. In later years, visitors and callers would often hear Paul's opera recordings playing in the background. Lorraine was his constant companion in music appreciation.

An avid fan of baseball, Paul loved the Lancaster Barnstormers, the Philadelphia Phillies, and was learning to love the Washington Nationals…who were closing on first place in his affections.

Paul aged, but never grew old. At 82, he embarked on Facebook. At age 84, he decided he needed wide-band Internet access for his research and composing innumerable Letters to the Editor. He loved his New Yorker magazine…and always read the cartoons first.

Paul lived his life as a creative and liberal thinker. He was admired by many, and loved by even more.

In addition to his wife, Paul is survived by a daughter, Allegra Sensenig, wife of Chris Leibengood, of Arlington, Virginia; two sisters: Evelyn Sensenig of Lancaster and Miriam Gingerich, wife of Owen Gingerich, of Cambridge, Massachusetts; three nephews, their spouses and children.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions be made in Paul's name to the Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501, or online at www.mcc.org.