HANSON, IA Rep. Curtis Dean 'Curt' 1943 - 2017

HANSON, BARTLETT, HAMER, KING

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/2/2017 at 12:52:12

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, June 16, 2017
Page 4

Curtis D. HANSON

Curtis D. HANSON, 73, of Fairfield, died at his home today, Friday, June 16, 2017.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, June 19, 2017
Page 4

Curtis 'Curt' Dean HANSON

Curtis "Curt" Dean HANSON, 73, of Fairfield, died Friday, June 16, 2017, at his home surrounded by family following a fight against cancer.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at Raymond Funeral Home.

The fmaily requests memorial gifts to be designated to cancer research at Mayo Clinic and/or the Education Foundation of Fairfield Public Schools. Gifts can be mailed to Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55095 and/or Education Foundation of Fairfield Public Schools, 403 S. 20th St., Fairfield 52556.

Mr. HANSON was born Aug. 13, 1943, in Algona to Andrew and Lucille BARTLETT HANSON. He married Diane Marie HAMER June 14, 1969, in Council Bluffs.

He grew up in Swea City. He earned degreees from the University of Northern Iowa and University of Iowa. He taught drivers education for 43 years at Fairfield High School and received the Fairfield Teacher of the Year Award. He was runner-up for the National Drivers Education Teacher of the Year Award and served as president then business manager for the Iowa Division of the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association.

Following retirement, Mr. HANSON was elected to state office. He served for the last nine years as the state legislator for District 82, which includes Davis, Jefferson and Van Buren counties. He served on the House Education, Agriculture, National Resources and Environmental Protection Agency committees.

Mr. HANSON was an active member of Kiwanis and also was involved in the Amateur Radio community (NU0I). He enjoyed restoring a 1960 Volkswagen pickup as a father-son project. He was an avid "do-it-yourselfer" and was often helping his family with their latest home projects. His hobbies were many, including a passion for reading and history. His family and friends appreciated his sense of humor and dedication to serving others.

Survivors include: his wife Diane; daughter Gina (Grant) and son Scott (Allison); five grandchildren; sister Betty KING; brother Dennis HANSON.

He was proceeded (sic - preceded) in death by his parents.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, June 16, 2017
Front Page

Iowa Rep. Curt HANSON dies

HANSON was driver's ed instruction for 43 years, named Teacher of the Year
by Nicole Major,
Ledger staff writer

Rep. Curtis D. HANSON, a retired teacher and tireless proponent for education and water and soil conservation, who was known for saying that he wanted to "improve the lives of regular people," died this morning at his home.

HANSON, who was 73, had served as an Iowa State Representative since 2009. HANSON served District 82, which includes Fairfield, Keosauqua and Bloomfield. He was re-elected to the seat in 2014.

He won the seat the first time with the goal of improving the lives of the middle class in Iowa.

Prior to that, he taught driver's education for the Fairfield Community School District for 43 years.

"It's hours of boredom, marked by moments of shear terror," HANSON jokingly told The Ledger during a 2014 interview. However, HANSON admitted that his teaching career was neither boring nor terrifying.

During his tenure as a teacher, HANSON received the Fairfield Jaycees Outstanding Young Educator Award, was named Fairfield Teacher of the Year in 1994 and he was runner-up for the National Driver Education Teacher of the Year Award.

HANSON grew up in a farming family in a rural Iowa town near Swea City.

He held a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa.

He moved to Fairfield to teach and married his wife Diane, who was also a teacher. HANSON was married to Diane for 48 years.

The HANSONs raised their family in Fairfield. They have a daughter and a son and four grandchildren.

In addition to his role as an educator, HANSON served the community in a variety of ways.

He was a lifetime member of the National Education Association and the Iowa State Education Association. During his career he had served as the president of Iowa Association of Safety and Education and had also served as the president of the Fairfield Education Association. HANSON was a Fairfield Kiwanis member and a member of the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

"My heart goes out to Curt's wife and family," said Fairfield resident Paul Gandy. "Curt was a model state representative and friend. I will miss him greatly."

Funeral arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot 6th.017.

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