Alejandro (Sr) was at the time the representative of the Tornquist Group in France, but while Enrique was still an infant, he returned to Argentina with his family, to undertake financial activities which eventually culminated with the creation of Banco Shaw, of which he was the first Chairman.Upon its return to Buenos Aires early in 1923, the family settled in a residence close by the Basilica of the Holy Sacrament, where Enrique would thereafter remain.

Unfortunately, his mother Sara fell ill and died soon after, on August 27th., 1925, when Enrique was only four years old. She bequeathed to her sons the promise she obtained from her husband, to give them a good education in the Catholic faithAlthough he was not a practicing Catholic, Alejandro (Sr.) fulfilled Sara's last wish, and entrusted the boys' upbringing to Rev. Goycochea, from whose hands Enrique received his First Communion at the Basilica of the Holy Sacrament in 1928.

Enrique took his primary education at Julio A. Roca School (a Government institution),    except for a few months of  1929, during which he was a boarder at Saint Lawrence in New York. His first three years in High School were spent at La Salle College, where his conduct and performance continuously earned him first place on the Honor Roll. He had top marks in all subjects, but what was most distinctive in Enrique was his deep faith. He took communion daily, assisted at Mass as an altar boy and was an active member of the "Congregación Mariana".

From an early age, he felt attracted by the Navy, and notwithstanding his father's opposition, he took advantage of the Naval Academy's decision to lower the minimum age and dispense with the requirement of a secondary degree, by applying for admission at 14, early in 1936. He graduated with the 66th Class, as the youngest Midshipman ever, among the top three. On the cruiser "La Argentina" he fulfilled the tour of duty in 1939. His subsequent assignments were on the battleships "Moreno" and "Rivadavia", on the rastreadores "Parker" and "Bouchard" and on the torpedero "Mendoza".

The South Atlantic, with its harsh climate, aboard the precarious ships of the forties, were witness to the ability and professional spirit of Enrique. This young officer shared his beliefs with both rough sailors and senior officers, to whom the evidence of his behavior confirmed his words regarding the teachings of the Gospel. The ship records detail his presence in the southernmost areas of the country. It is said that he took part in Ushuaia's parish activities.

With the generosity and attitude of those who truly love God, Enrique said "...l need to pray a lot to obtain God's grace and succed, by correcting my mistakes, in giving up certain habits of youth. ...my pennance should by itself be useless, it must be linked to the suffering of the Savior."

Enrique was always an avid reader and looked anxiously for answers to his inquisitive spirit. From an early age, about 16, he sought self-improvement in books on economics, political theory, philosophy, history and science. But none of these readings seemed to provide the answers he sought.

Accidentally, he fell upon a leaflet, in the summer of 1939, written by a French Cardinal on the subject of the Social Doctrine of the Church. It was what he was looking for. He called it his "conversion".

Among the young ladies he visited or went out with in Buenos Aires, one in particular called his attention. "She is remarkable, and now that l have seen her more, l find her much prettier, and l have noticed, in talking with her; in her reactions and expressions, an outstanding set of qualities" They became engaged and, a few years later, got married.

At age twenty he wrote: " the day l turned 20 l prayed God to produce in me the fruits He expects: that l may become aware of my sins and be decidedly and totally converted. ln short, my religious outlook has converged upon two points: the first, thoroughly understand that l am a sinner; and second, that l must direct myself towards God"

The Lord rejoiced his heart by placing alongside the woman of his life, Cecilia Bunge; in holy wedlock they built a family of nine children, born between 1944 and 1959. Their names are Jorge Enrique María, Sara María, Cecilia  María Lucía, Elsa María, Juan Miguel María, José María León, María Luisa, Isabel Teresa María and Gabriel María Manuel. Born in 1950, Juan Miguel María is a priest and presently fulfills his vocation in Africa.

In October 1943, according to the Navy's personnel records, Enrique requested leave of absence in order to get married. The wedding took place on October 23rd.. Enrique's uncle, Rev. Adolfo Tornquist S.S. gave the benediction at a nuptial mass ministered by the head of the San Miguel Parish, Rev. Father Chocón, and heId in the family estate "La Cecilia", in Muñiz on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

In 1945, Enrique was sent by the Navy, with two class-mates, to study metereology at the State University in Chicago. However, precisely as his professional career was taking shape, and his family life became settled, Enrique came to feel that God's call required a more specific vocation. He decided to withdraw from the naval service, despite the urgings of Admirals who came to him and his father, asking him to reconsider. As the Second World War ended, Enrique filed on August 15th., 1945 his petition for discharge. He did so in the firm belief  that he was called to be a laborer, and from this standing, to contribute to the spiritual life of his fellow-workers.

It was the timely intervention of a friend in Chicago, a priest, which convinced Enrique that as a laborer he would be out of place, whereas by staying where God had brought him to, namely, the business world, he could achieve something more important still, the spreading of the Gospel among businessmen. Enrique undertook this mission by first acquiring technical experience during a rewarding stay at the Corning Glass Works. With his wife and the first two children, Jorge and Sara María, he returned to Argentina and joined the staff of Cristalerías Rigolleau, where he was to become Executive Director.

Within the Company and as a member of other Boards of Directors, Enrique's personality was recognized not only for leadership and ability but also because of his capacity to communicate receptively even under the stress of misunderstandings or conflict This openness of aproach indicated his christian feeling of humility and awareness of the other person in whom God had His plans.

Soon after his return from the United States, Enrique joined the "Acción Católica Argentina", first in the activities of the Parish of Pilar and later in the Social and Economic Secretariat. He remained committed to this organization the rest of his I life. In 1954-1956 he was a member of the Central Committee on behalf of the Men's Association and in 1961 he was elected President of the male branch.

He was a member of the Administrative Board of the Pontifical " Universidad Católica Argentina". He participated in the creation of "Caritas" and the "Serra Club". In the Christian Family Movement he belonged to the Nazareth Group, whose counsellor was Monsignor Manuel Moledo. ln the years 1946-47 he was called by the Bishopric to share in the organization of help to post-war Europe, following the request of Pope Pius XII. Together with other executives, he worked on the Sub-Committee of Industry and Commerce.

Once this task was achieved, he attempted several times -with colleagues of the Sub-Committee -to continue working together and try, in whetever manner, "as businessmen, to be better Christians", under the inspiration of the Social Doctrine of the Church. Although dissappointed at first, he succeeded thanks to the encouragement received, during a visit in 1951, from the founder of the Young Catholic Workers, Canon Cardijn, in crystalizing the idea with a group of colleagues .Finally, in 1952 the "Asociación Cristiana de Dirigentes de Empresa" was organized and soon admitted within the international movement of UNIAPAC. Enrique was the first President of ACDE. His enthusiasm moved the initiative not only throughout the country but algo in Latin-America.

As sponsor of a christian inspiration among business leaders, Enrique published several books in which his inward meditations reflect an intense concentration upon the meaning of a christian vocation in business life. In "La Misión de los Dirigentes de Empresa" (1958) one can see the broad lines of conduct illuminated by the Gospels and the Social Doctrine of the Church, which Enrique took on as a vocation. Several passages could have been written today.

"The first duty is to be an entrepreneur, a man of enterprise, creating work for others … the more efficient our jobs, the more resources will be available to Providence in order to spread them among the poor and the destitute." (page 16)

"More than ever in the present circumstances, and notwithstanding the difficulties, business leaders have to contribute -as intellectuals and executives -a message and the light of faith for the development of the spirit, placing their own efforts in the light of christian social principIes to help in the quest for solutions well adapted to always changing conditions. " (Page 29)

“May the Holy Virgin give us all, business executives members or non-members of ACDE, light for our intelligence, that we may be lucid enough to rise to the circumstances, that our hearts be able to comprehend, to feel, the misery of others or our own, ...that we may find the model for our behavior."

"The community we all aspire to requires respect, understanding, from which stems the mutual consideration which engenders dialogue and communication. From there we reach compassion, and are carried into communion with other men. And where, if not in the communion with Christ, Head of the Mystic Body, are we to find the strength to achieve this.. " (Page 30).

Another paper, entitled "The Eucharist and Business Life" Enrique gives testimony, in deep and vibrant terms, of the articulation between the eucharist, everyday actions and the transcendent thought upon what is commonplace in the businessman's experience. Both works show a worthwhile effort at the intellectual level, and reveal beyond that a commitment that is maintained, humbly and with vigor, to show an entrepreneurial vocation directed by the love of God and of men.

As happened to other prominent laymen in the Catholic Church, Enrique was put in prison on May 7th., 1955, because of his membership on the Central Committee of the "Acción Católica". He was not active in politics, but helped to draw up the fouding documents of the Christian Democrat Party in Argentina. He was interested in the adoption of the "family wage" in labor contracts. He supported the operation of a bookstore specializing in Catholic writings from all over the world.

In 1957 he tood the "Advanced Management" course at Harvard University during seven months, maintaining his habits of broad reading, both in technical subjects and in the human factor in business organization. Besides his daily Mass, he regularly kept up his exercise of meditation .After his return home, a malignant tumor was diagnosed. However, he continued his normal life. Several operations were done, requiring blood transfusions. His doctors were amazed at the quantity of voluntary donors, mostly plant workers from Rigolleau.

With the help of the best medical treatment available at the time, Enrique fought for his health. After one of the last surgeries, relieved and convalescent, he returned to the Plant in Berazategui, which had a workforce of some 3.000. He held meetings with the management, and asked for a gathering of the supervisors, numbering 120 persons. That meeting took place in early July 1962. He described the Company's situation and plans, as well as the trends in the glass industry.Then, he digressed into an example of how would a person acknowledge the gift of a fountain pen on some birthday or other occasion. The answer would obviously be giving thanks personally or in a message written with the same fountain pen. And then he added (almost verbatim):" Well, I have received your blood. If I should be grateful for a fountain pen, what can I do to thank you for the blood you have given me, which has not only value in terms of chemistry, physics, biology, but as the symbol of life itself."

After a thoughful silence in the audience, Enrique went on to underline the importance of community life, which means appreciating the good in others, since the bad will be noticed anyway. The meeting extended informally in an atmosphere difficult to describe, as Enrique delivered his last message, when the authentic "worker's blood" had coursed through his veins.

Facing the painful last stages of his illness with the fortitude deeply rooted in his capacity as a christian, he died on August 27th., 1962. He left many writings, of which ACDE is the depositary, with the tacit mandate of its founder to carry forward the unfinished work, that each business organization may become a home for the Holy Spirit and be ruled by the Lord, in whose glory Enrique -we trust - has been admitted.