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Eric Hanson Obituary
October 16, 1954 and February 10, 2016
Eric (Rick) Hanson passed away suddenly. He was 61 years young! Eric was a native of San Francisco. He graduated from George Washington High School. Eric worked as a welder repairing shipping containers in Oakland until retiring 10 years ago. He lived in the Glen Park neighborhood for 30 years. After he retired, Eric walked neighbor's dogs, held gigantic garage sales, and baked cookies and cakes for all his friends and neighbors.Eric loved holidays! He especially enjoyed Halloween and Christmas. Eric would work all year on elaborate decorations for his home that became a tradition for all the neighborhood children. He lived in a bygone era, listening and collecting rock music from the 70's and the 80's. He loved the Grateful Dead! He especially loved his nieces and their children.
He is preceded in death by his loving parents Howard and Rosaline Hanson. Eric is survived by his sister Lori and her husband Avram Goldman of Sonoma his three nieces and two great nephews and niece,
Eric will be missed for his generous and loving heart. His memorial will be held at St. John's School Auditorium 925 Chenery St. on Sunday, April 17th at 1:00 p.m. Donations can be made to the S.F. SPCA.
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3 Entries
November 4, 2016
Miss you, Kelly Winslow
Morgan Garvey
March 3, 2016
It is very sad to learn about Eric. He defined what a dog walker should be. He was probably the best dog walker in San Francisco. I looked forward to him coming to the dog park and all of the dogs flocked around him. He was like St. Francis with the dogs and he carried the best treats. The dogs he cared for genuinely got the best walks and exercise. He was the kindest man and I bet the rottweiler is waiting for him in heaven.
Albert Orengo
March 2, 2016
I met Eric when he was living @ his parents house on Kenwood St.S.F.,Of coarse it was Holloween & he was the talk of all the kids in the neigborhood,He was "The Invisible Man"just like out of the movies.Although he was older then us,he became like a big brother helping us with sports:He was a very good football player in High School,he always let us know how much he enjoyed beating our school,Lincoln.We went to many SF Giants & 49er games through the years.I'll never forget how generous & thoughtful he was.He attended both my parents funerals,My mothers just over a year ago was the last time I saw him.Looking forward to his service in April so we can share the many stories of his life,his art work"God Eyes"& many photos.God Bless you,Eric,You will be missed!
Your Friend, AL Orengo
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