Bruce C. Hanson passed away peacefully in Melbourne, Florida at the age of 70. Bruce is survived by his father, Rodney Hanson. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Deborah. Dear father to Stacy Engel (Henry Jr.) and Brian Hanson (Alexis). He was the best Papa to his six grandchildren. He is predeceased by his mother Charlotte Hanson.
Bruce was born in Washington, D.C. and lived in St. Louis, Missouri followed by Melbourne, Florida and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands before settling and retiring back to Melbourne. Bruce was a fisherman and diver at heart and loved being on and near the water and spending time with his friends and family. Bruce was a geodetic surveyor and worked for The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (formerly the Defense Mapping Agency) for forty years and was able to travel around the globe doing work he was passionate about.
Friends are family are invited to gather to celebrate his life at The Life Event Center at Florida Memorial Gardens (5950 US-1 Rockledge, FL 32955) on Monday, March 10th at 9 am for visitation followed by the celebration of life service at 10 am. A reception will follow at River Rocks (6485 South US-1 Rockledge, FL 32955) Melbourne FL. For those wishing to do so, donations can be made in his name to the National Kidney Foundation.
