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Keith Hanson Obituary
LCDR Keith Raymond Hanson, USN, died July 1 as a result of injuries received in a car accident.
He was born January 25, 1973 in Fremont, NE, and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1995, where he met and married Jennifer Dorr on November 9, 1996. He received his Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 2007, and graduated from the Navy Test Pilot School in 2008. The family currently resides in Frisco, TX.
He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Dorr Hanson; his eight-year-old daughter, Hannah; parents, James and Mary Ann Hanson; and brothers, Jay, Kelly and Ron.
A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 6, at Hardesty Funeral Home, P.A., 851 Annapolis Rd., Gambrills. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 620 N. Bestgate Rd., Annapolis. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Keith Hanson's memory to the March of Dimes at www.marchofdimes.com
He will be laid to rest with a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Online condolences can be made at www.hardestyfuneralhome.com
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July 10, 2012
Our thoughts and prayer are with you and your family. We are so sorry for your loss.
Dr. Greg Greenberg and Staff
Lenny Williamson
July 6, 2012
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
Bill Fead
July 5, 2012
Thanks for your Military Service to Our Country.
Past Commander V.F.W.
Teresa and Jeff Fusile
July 4, 2012
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jen and Hannah and the rest of the Hanson family.
Regina Fusile
July 4, 2012
We love you Uncle Happy.
Regina, Joe, Alex, and Wade
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