Frederick A. Hanser
May 11, 2013
Frederick A. Hanser, 72, passed away on May 11, 2013 peacefully in his home. He was the loving husband of Anne N. (Forde) Hanser with whom he shared nearly 46 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Welzel) Hanser. Fred attended St. Francis Preparatory School and received his B.S. (’61) and Ph.D. (’67) degrees in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Upon graduation from MIT, he joined Panametics Inc. of Waltham, where he worked for over 35 years. He specialized in design and calibration of satellite instrumentation and interpretation of received data. Career highlights included designing instruments for NASA, NOAA and ESA projects, including the NOAA GOES series weather satellites. He has been most recently employed as a physicist for Assurance Technical Corp in Carlisle, where had been working for more than a decade. He loved good food, good wine and classical music. He will be fondly remembered and dearly missed. In addition to his wife Anne, he is survived by three daughters, Kathryn Hanser and her husband Dan Brubaker of NC, Amy Hanser and her partner Nathan Lauster of Canada, and Bridget Hanser of MI, a grandson Ezra Hanser of Canada, a brother John Hanser of FL, and nieces and nephews. Another brother, Joseph Hanser, predeceased him in 2011. Fred’s family will receive friends and family on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 from 4-8 PM at C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St. Danvers, MA. There are no other funeral services. In lieu of flowers donations of sympathy may be made in Fred’s name to MIT.
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I am sorry for your loss. Fred was a wonderful co-worker and very helpful to me whenever I had a question. My thoughts and prayers are with you as you grieve his loss and celebrate his life. Kay L.
My deepest sympathies to Fred’s family. He was truly an exceptional special person who we at NOAA, NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, etc. all respected and appreciated his technical expertise and extra efforts towards many mission successes. I also had the pleasure of sharing some very fine meals and conversations with him over the decades! I will miss him for sure and hope the following words give you some consolation to remember the good times that you all shared. When Will I Stop Hurting? “I lost a loved one nearly a year ago. When will I stop hurting?” The question was simple but difficult to answer. She was challenging me. I wanted to help her, but I knew that only she could answer that question. Whenever someone writes to tell me about a death, I always talk about the difficult months ahead. I refer to it as a “Year of Firsts.” The first holiday, birthday, anniversary, summer picnic or other personal event without that loved one. Then there are those little things you never really paid attention to before, but now find a gaping hole right in the middle of your day. Like the time they woke up each morning, how they had their coffee, the sound the door made around dinner time when they arrived home and the way they said “hello.” But there was something about this message today that made me stop and really think about what I needed to say. Oddly, I decided that the pain she was feeling was a good thing, but I wasn’t sure she wanted to know that. Here is exactly what I wrote to her: When will you stop hurting? That is a measure of the love you shared and how does one measure love? By remembering them long after they are gone. “Memories” are the shadows of a life well lived that remain long after the light of their being has gone out. May you never forget. “Pain” is the echo of remembering those special moments when all the world belonged to the both of you. The day will come when the pain of remembering turns into understanding the privilege of ever having them in your life at all. Remembering will be a joy. Although the pain is great at times you are reminded still, how very much you loved and were loved. May the rest of your life be a reflection of that love and when your time comes may your passing cast long shadows for all who loved you, too. Bob Perks © 2004 Author and Speaker
I was very sorry to hear of Mr. Hanser’s sudden passing. I hope your family finds comfort knowing that they are being thought of and prayed for. May the sorrow you must be feeling be replaced in time by wonderful, happy memories.