James Everett Hanan

James Everett (Jim) Hanan of East Wenatchee, Washington, passed away peacefully with his family present on April 29th, 2023 at the age of 95. Jim was born on February 11th, 1928 in San Luis Obispo California to Dick Rockwell Hanan and Mary Velma (Scott) Hanan. After graduating from San Luis Obispo High School in 1946, Jim joined the Navy for a two-year commitment and was stationed in Guam. He received an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1948 and then entered the engineering program at California State Polytechnical College (Cal Poly), graduating with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering in 1953. Upon graduation, Jim began his career with the General Electric corporation and moved to Boston, Massachusetts starting an extensive training program. This is where he met his future wife, Doris Louise Trentini, of East Lynn, MA. Jim and Doris married on September 24th, 1955, honeymooning in Bermuda. They enjoyed their loving relationship for over 60 years, which included several moves with General Electric, adventurous travels, and good friends everywhere they went. Doris passed away in 2016 following a courageous 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease and 60 years of her life coping with type 1 diabetes with Jim by her side every step of the way. Jim enjoyed their neighbors at home in California, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, New York, Colorado, and Washington. Jim loved to garden and became a Master Gardener in Denver, Colorado. He spent as much time as reasonably possible in the outdoors skiing, bicycling, camping, hiking, rafting, boating, sailing, backpacking, and mountaineering. In 1970 Jim taught the kids to ski at the Labrador Mountain near Manlius, NY. Jim planned and took the family on many vacations including in 1973 a summer-long RV trip from New York to the West Coast, through the southwest and back, stopping at some of the best National Parks in the country. In 1974, another special trip was a two-week-long canoe trip with the kids in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness including several portages and lots of fishing. Jim was an Assistant Scoutmaster in both Manlius, New York, and Englewood, Colorado, and spent many weekends with his children at various Girl Scout and Boy Scout events canoeing, backpacking, and winter cross-country skiing. Jim enjoyed several outdoor accomplishments he cherished, including the Philmont Scout Ranch "70-miler" backpack trip, winter camping in a snow cave at 12,000 feet, and summited Mount Rainier on August 7th, 1994, at the age of 66. Jim summited several "46ers" in the Adirondacks of New York and over ten "14ers" in Colorado on trips with the Boy Scouts and close friends. Jim enjoyed traveling with Doris and visiting England, Ireland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. After retirement in 1990, Jim was an active participant in the events of the Ski Meister's Club of Golden, Colorado, including serving a term as president. He went on several club ski trips every year from the 1990s through 2004. In the summertime, Jim and other club members enjoyed many bicycle rides and week-long adventures. These week-long bicycle trips include riding across Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. Jim had three children Linda (Bill) Dobbins of East Wenatchee, WA; Jeffrey (Laura) Hanan of Charlton, NY; Kristen (Jim) Kennedy of Richardson, Texas. Jim had 8 grandchildren Justin, Kelly, Michael, Maranda , Trenton, Nicole, Kaitlyn, and Sarah, and 9 great-grandchildren Blake, Claire, Nora, Shelby, Anabelle, Isley, and Evey, Colette, and Elia. Jim's sister Velma Jean Fletcher passed away in 1979 and had three children of her own. Jim kept in touch with nephew Woodward Fletcher of Ada, OK, and niece Valery Fletcher of Boulder, CO, and James Fletcher, who proceed him in death. Jim will be laid to rest at the Hanan family plot in Mount Moriah cemetery in Missouri and the Trentini family plot at Riverside Cemetery in Milford, New Hampshire. Services for Jim will be announced to the family at a later date. Donations in Jim's name can be made to the Audubon Society and the Skimeister Club. You are invited to visit Jim's online tribute at www.heritagememorialchapel.com where you can share a memory or make a donation.

James Everett Hanan

February 11, 1928 - April 29, 2023