Nolan Edward Hansen

My condolences to the Hansen family on the loss of this kind and unassuming gentleman. He was my drama teacher and the director of plays I participated in at KHS in the early 70s. I have very fond memories of him and feel blessed to have known him.

Mr. Hansen taught me Driver's Education at KHS in 1969. He was a very entertaining instructor,...and talk about patience. He was so patient with the Driver's Ed. students. I remember one girl in our car broke down crying the first time she sat behind the wheel. Mr. Hansen consoled her and gave her the confidence she needed. And then she drove.
Mr. Hansen is greatly missed. My consolation to his family.

Nolan Hansen or Papi as us grandchildren called him was an awesome granpa! He would help me with my math homework and he even helped me get into advanced math. He also made it a priority to see how my day was everyday i saw him. I miss him greatly but know that he is in a better place doing as many crossword puzzles as he can.

R.I.P. Mr. Hansen. I was in some plays he directed at Kirkwood High School. He was always so easygoing and kindhearted.

Nolan was a wonderful uncle. He visited his Mexican family in DF and Cuernavaca very often. As kids, he picked us up from school, and it was great to have him there, speaking his perfect Spanish with a strong and endearing gringo accent, asking to know as much as he could from his Mexican nieces. He spent long hours talking about history and politics with my grandmother and enjoyed being a tourist in our city with our Mother. We remember he even experienced the 85 earthquake with humour and...

Nolan was a wonderful brother and I will miss him greatly. I think about him all of the time and know he is enjoying his new home.

Por mas de 40 años nunca dejó de visitar México y su conocimiento y gusto por nuestro país superaron al de muchos mexicanos. Con sus visitas nos dió la oportunidad de conocer y valorar mas lo que tenemos. Siempre respondió de inmediato a nuestras invitaciones y tuvimos el placer de viajar y convivir por muchos sitios de México. Su presencia marcaba siempre una diferencia en nuestras vidas. Con nuestras pláticas y discusiones siempre salíamos ganando todos a pesar de que no siempre estabamos...

Hoy me levante temprano, asi como aprendí del ejemplo de mi papá y de Nolan, también aprendí a disfrutar lo que se vive, desde el desayuno, una salida a comer con Toda la Familia o simplemente tomar café con un amigo.
Nolan y mi papá tenian historias muy distintas pero compartian un gran interes por los demas, por la cultura de su propio pais y por la de otros, por entender como nos ingeniamos para vivir en este pais de oportunidades y aventura, como poder ser quien queremos. Un hijo...

You know some people by their evidences, and Nolan Edward Hansen was good and special man, as evidenced by his good and special daughter, Patricia Hansen