Charles Harrison "Chuck" Hanigan

HANIGAN, Charles "Chuck" Harrison, 61, of Richmond, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. He was born on February 19, 1948 in Syracuse, N.Y. He was an excellent athlete and was voted wittiest student by his senior class at Skaneateles Central High School in upstate New York. He attended RPI on scholarship, in Troy, N.Y. Chuck started his business career with Honeywell Controls and was promoted to senior sales executive relocating into Miami, Fla. At the age of 27 he was offered a branch manager position with Robert Shaw in Richmond, Va., where he spent the next 20 years of his career. In 1996 he became an executive sales manager for Mid-Atlantic Controls and achieved a stellar sales record over the next 13 years, retiring in September 2008. Chuck loved his work, his friends and most of all his family. He will be sorely missed by everyone who had the privilege of being a part of his life. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Christine Hanigan; and by his niece, Lisa Worley. He is survived by his two daughters, Kristin and Stephanie; two brothers, John (Windi) Hanigan and James (Helen) Hanigan; four sisters, Lynn Henderson, Carole (Thomas) Buff, Kathy Carmody and Lori Cable; and 15 nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad Street. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Monday, August 31, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will be on Tuesday, September 1, at 2 p.m. in Charlotte, N.C.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.