In Memory

Eric H. Hanson



 
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02/16/19 05:36 PM #3    

Michael Woodard

I too think of Eric several times a year. While I can't recall his voice, I've always been able to recall his face. Am I wrong recalling that he had a sweet smile? Busy teen that I was, I wish now that I had taken more time then to consider Eric's suicide, his feelings and my own. When I struggled with depression later myself, I think his memory was one of the things that helped me steer clear of that really bad place. Could it be that Eric had a more lasting impact than most of us. Who could know? Bless him.

 

Mike Woodard

 


02/18/19 02:07 PM #4    

Duane Piper

I also remember Eric quite often.  I remember walking past his empty chair at graduation.  We ate lunch together with a group at our regular table a safe distance from the canopy where we could watch the food fights.  He always had an angelic smile, but I don’t remember him ever talking during lunch.  He seemed to be content just listening to the rest of us talk and cut-up.  May he rest in peace. 


03/10/19 07:25 PM #5    

Nancy E. Ackelson

Like Ginger, I remember Eric from French class. While he was certainly a quiet boy, he had the best French accent in class and it seemed he not only knew he had a better accent than either even Mr. Joncox or Mrs. Mechling, it seemed he also knew the French language better than either of them as well. And I think he knew that, too. There was just a slight hint of a litle grin... The announcement at our Baccalaureate ceremony that he had died was such a shocking and sad surprise, and the empty place he left was so completely puzzling. Very very sad still.


03/17/19 03:40 PM #6    

Katherine Handwerg (Daniels)

I remember Eric well, as he sat directly behind me in French class. Yes, he did have a sweet smile; I remember his face still. I was too shy myself to reach out to another shy person, but I think about him often. 


03/17/19 05:11 PM #7    

Jim O. Wade

This is hard for me, but I feel I must set the record straight. 

Eric DID NOT commit suciide!  I had known Eric since we were 

In about 4th grade together. He lived just down the street from me. 

Eric was always a pleasure to be around, he was always quiet and 

shy. He and my brother & I used to drive to school together every

Morning. He would share stories about how he and his brother Peter, were

Always doing things together. I heard of his death when my Dad picked me

Up from school one day, my Dad told me about Eric. I was in total shock.

I then sought out Peter. He told me that Eric was "playing" with a hangmans

Noose that he had made for the previous 3 or 4 days. Peter said that Eric told him

"Look Peter Im going to hang myself" joking.  Eric was found hanging the next day.

I believe, as well as Peter, that this was a TRAGIC MISTAKE , an ACCIDENT.

Eric's mom Yolanda was from France so I think he got help with his accent

from her. 

I still miss Eric everyday. He was what I consider a Very Good Friend.

Jim. Wade

 

 


03/18/19 04:04 PM #8    

Nancy E. Ackelson

Thank you so much for the correction Jim. It is of course still very very sad, so very tragic that Eric died this way. It's good to correct "memories" when they are wrong, and I really appreciate the chance to do that, that we can all repair our memories of Eric. And I really appreciate your sharing a bit about your friendship together. I am so sorry for your loss and also that it was hard to address and correct the story, thank you for that. And again, I am so sorry for your loss. ~ Nancy

 

 


04/12/19 05:28 PM #9    

Duane Piper

I also think of Eric quite often.  I remember walking past his empty chair at graduation.  We ate lunch together with a group at our regular table a safe distance from the canopy where we could watch the food fights.  He always had an angelic smile, but I don’t remember him ever talking during lunch.  He seemed to be content just listening to the rest of us talk and cut-up.  May he rest in peace.


09/19/19 01:05 AM #10    

Jenny Hoyt (Palessiro)

Eric was a kind and gentle person. It was a tragic day when we heard about him at graduation. I have thought about him over the years also, and thought that his pain was so deep to do something like that. Heartbreaking.


09/19/19 02:16 PM #11    

Rick L. Rolsheim

I also remember Eric as the shy and quiet friend going back to before our high school days. In his last year at Costa Mesa High, he would remark about a longing, that he and his family, would move back to Europe, (I recall him mentioning Switzerland). His untimely passing was a shock to us and just crushing to his parents. They joined a suicide prevention/ recovery organization shortly afterward and made it a point to visit all his personal phone book contact friends that they could locate. They were desperately searching for any clues they might have missed so as to try and come to terms with this immense personal family tragedy. I shared with them, as I could, and in hindsight, Eric’s long unseen battle with depression was possibly the significant factor here. Eric is missed by many. A life cut too short, and so much more to live for.


09/24/19 06:55 PM #12    

Brewster Cotton

Regarding your comments, Jim Wade, I was in Oregon when I heard of Eric's passing and like many others thought that he had commited suicide, which is what I was told.  Thanks for clearing it up though it is still tragic. Don Martin and I used to hang out with him, though memory fails me as to when that was, junoir high or high school or both. I liked him. He truly was a nice guy.


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