Robert Hansen

ROBERT HANSEN Robert David "Bob" Hansen, 70, of Las Vegas, outgrew planet Earth and successfully completed the requirements for his death certificate April 14, 2010. He made this transition to an energy that better suits his needs while being cared for comfortably and relaxing at his home in Las Vegas. He is survived by his domestic partner, of 22 years, Caxton Manray. Robert was born Nov. 22, 1939, in San Francisco, with upbringing in Fresno, Calif., where he first entered the workforce there with his father's construction business. After two years in the U.S. Air Force, he completed his business degree at USC and started the managerial climb within the ranks of Transamerica Life in Los Angeles. A short assignment in Toronto, Canada, then turned into a 10-year executive position working for Transamerica Life Canada there. He relocated to the Kansas City area in 1988 as CEO of a Transamerica lab subsidiary start up in Shawnee Mission, Kan. Upon completing that operation, he took an early retirement over having to return to Los Angeles. With new gusto, he redirected his energy into real estate as a top agent, first with Eugene D. Brown Realtors and then with Re/Max First Realtors. After then selling his home in Leawood, Kan., in 1997, Robert along with his partner, bought a house in Las Vegas. Robert, still not able to sit still in retirement, went back to school and got a masters degree in accounting from the University of Nevada. He also took IT classes at the College of Southern Nevada, and was recognized as the Outstanding Student of 2007-2008 in engineering and computing technology. Then as a professor of accounting, he taught full-time at CSN up until the final semester of 2009. Robert was cremated and will be interred next to his grandmother and parents at the Chapel of the Light Funeral Home in Fresno. A memorial service is planned there April 14, 2011, the anniversary of his passing. With this sudden and sooner than expected event, Caxton is okay and managing fine along with being available for friends and associates to help with questions and concerns.