Obituary: Ronald Bernard Hansen

Ron Hansen 1940-2015

Ron was born March 15, 1940, in Seattle, Washington and passed away on June 16, 2015. He grew up in Edmonds and, after graduating from the University of Washington with an accounting major, enjoyed decades of serving clients at Hansen / McLaughlin.

Service to the community and love of his family defined his life. Ron was a founding Councilmember and a Mayor of the City of Shoreline. He was a board member of Shoreline Community College Foundation, Suburban Cities Association, the Puget Sound Regional Council, and Shoreline Rotary Foundation. He served terms as president for Sno-King Kiwanis and the Rotary Club of Shoreline.

He is survived by Jan, his college sweetheart and wife of 51 years; son Byron; daughters Stephanie and Karen (husband Greg Greeley); and granddaughters Megan, Katie, and Julia.

Ron lived his faith and was a part of the Shoreline Community Church where services will be held on July 11th at 1pm with a 2pm reception at Shoreline City Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shoreline Rotary Foundation.