My Son

Hanson Bros · 12-22-2014, 03:27 PM

As a few of you who are Facebook friends with me already know ... my son Nate Hanson passed away Thursday night from a self-inflicted gun shot wound ... I won't go into details but it was a bizarre situation and appears to have been an impulsive act ... there were zero signs to us or to his brothers in the Army ... we are all shocked and devastated ... anyone who knows me knows that Nate and I had an incredible relationship ... he was more than a son to me he was my best friend

I used to post on here all the time about his high school and college football adventures ... since leaving college he joined the US Army (stationed in Washington State) and was married in 2012 ...

CONN CHRIS · 12-22-2014, 03:30 PM

I am so sorry Mike. I remember the photos and posts about him back in high school.

I pray for comfort and peace for you all Mike; it must just be too much to bear.

RchW · 12-22-2014, 04:21 PM

Truly sorry to hear about this. Words seem completely useless. You and your family are in my thoughts.

Jackyle · 12-22-2014, 05:38 PM

God bless you and your family. I am so sorry to hear this news, I cannot imagine any of it. If you ever need anything please let me know.

bear · 12-22-2014, 06:51 PM

Mike
My heart goes out to you and yours. Don't to what else to say other than send you my prayers. We're in your corner.

Jabez54 · 12-22-2014, 07:22 PM

Oh, mate ... words cannot expressed my sorrow to you and your lovely family ... you, all, are in my prayers ...

bob_bask · 12-23-2014, 01:54 AM

I never know what to say in these moments, but I still wanted you to know that reading of your situation affected me.

I'm sorry and hope for only the best.

DamPenguin · 12-23-2014, 06:18 AM

Really can't imagine anything worse than news like this. May GOD bless you and your family and know that you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Cap · 12-23-2014, 11:12 AM

So sorry to hear this. Words fail me. Terrible terrible loss. May God bring you a measure of peace as you struggle to deal with this heart-breaking tragedy.

Cap

Lee · 12-23-2014, 02:50 PM

I know we have communicated on FB Mike, but this was the forum that our Friendship started in and over the years we have shared stories of our kids growing up here and I know who much you love Nate, and how he reciprocated that love.

I can not even begin or pretend to imagine what you continue to go through my friend and this has had a profound impact on me. For one, since we have a son in the in Military, but most of all because even a father and son with a bond as strong as you and Nate can be touched by a tragedy of this magnitude.

I have said it several times, but I will say it again, Candi and I are here for you and you are in our thoughts every day. You have our love, prayers and thoughts every step of the way Buddy.

kenyan_cheena · 12-23-2014, 05:48 PM

So sorry, Mike. I saw this thread title yesterday, but did not click on it. Had no idea it would contain such terrible news. I don't know what words from someone outside of the situation can even come close to comforting you and your family, but you will be in my thoughts.

professordp · 12-24-2014, 01:59 AM

Mike,

I'm so sorry to hear this! As verbose as I tend to be, I can't express my feelings. I'm at a total loss.

May God be with you and your family.

Professor

Cap · 12-24-2014, 08:33 AM

Buddy of mine lost his daughter to cancer earlier this year. Just seems so unfair. Our kids should live on after us. If one of my kids died I would be gutted. Mike, try to remember all the good times. Family needs to draw together more than ever. Take strength in those left behind. They need you and you need them.

I know alcohol can help deaden the pain of loss but take care. Been down that path myself.

Cap

hamed2 · 12-25-2014, 09:33 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss!

pisdpaul · 12-26-2014, 08:38 AM

I am so sorry to hear this, my thoughts are with you...

Gunsmoke · 12-28-2014, 04:56 AM

Mike, so sorry to hear about this, I know words don't mean much but my condolences and I hope you can learn to reconcile this loss in time.

Mark

Tosti · 12-28-2014, 04:21 PM

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss Mike.

Like Chris I can remember you posting about him playing sport at college.

Don't really know what to say mate other than you and your family have my deepest sympathy

effigies · 12-28-2014, 08:39 PM

I just got back on the internet today from the holiday crush. I know we don't know each other well, but I've been reading posts from you on this board for half a decade. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

JCWeb · 12-29-2014, 09:48 PM

Mike

Very sad news to hear this. Best wishes to you and your family through this difficult time.

JC

meade95 · 12-29-2014, 11:58 PM

Mike.

I likewise remember your posts about your sons football days. I enjoyed them.

No words can do here. Sorry for your loss.

12-22-2014, 03:27 PM	#1
Hanson Bros Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,004 Blog Entries: 2	My Son As a few of you who are Facebook friends with me already know ... my son Nate Hanson passed away Thursday night from a self-inflicted gun shot wound ... I won't go into details but it was a bizarre situation and appears to have been an impulsive act ... there were zero signs to us or to his brothers in the Army ... we are all shocked and devastated ... anyone who knows me knows that Nate and I had an incredible relationship ... he was more than a son to me he was my best friend I used to post on here all the time about his high school and college football adventures ... since leaving college he joined the US Army (stationed in Washington State) and was married in 2012 ... __________________ LBA UTBA3

12-22-2014, 03:30 PM	#2
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28,765	I am so sorry Mike. I remember the photos and posts about him back in high school. I pray for comfort and peace for you all Mike; it must just be too much to bear. __________________ Check Out My Cards!

12-22-2014, 04:21 PM	#3
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Truly sorry to hear about this. Words seem completely useless. You and your family are in my thoughts. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

12-22-2014, 06:51 PM	#5
bear Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 18,797	Mike My heart goes out to you and yours. Don't to what else to say other than send you my prayers. We're in your corner. __________________ Bear's Unstable UTBA Season Four Gold Conference Central Division Champion First UTBA expansion franchise to win a conference divisional title

12-22-2014, 07:22 PM	#6
Jabez54 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Former Southie Posts: 2,121	Oh, mate ... words cannot expressed my sorrow to you and your lovely family ... you, all, are in my prayers ... __________________ Always a pleasure to stop in and visit the neighborhood!!

12-22-2014, 05:38 PM	#4
Jackyle Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,325	God bless you and your family. I am so sorry to hear this news, I cannot imagine any of it. If you ever need anything please let me know.

12-23-2014, 01:54 AM	#7
bob_bask Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,361	I never know what to say in these moments, but I still wanted you to know that reading of your situation affected me. I'm sorry and hope for only the best. __________________ "I occasionally agreed to carry an opponent, almost always in what is known as a tune-up fight. I never considered it morally wrong as long as I was winning the fight. I was never a killer, like some fighters. I never enjoyed knocking out a guy who I knew had no chance to beat me." Sugar Ray Robinson

12-23-2014, 06:18 AM	#8
DamPenguin All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 575	Really can't imagine anything worse than news like this. May GOD bless you and your family and know that you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

12-23-2014, 11:12 AM	#9
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,889 Blog Entries: 4	So sorry to hear this. Words fail me. Terrible terrible loss. May God bring you a measure of peace as you struggle to deal with this heart-breaking tragedy. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

12-23-2014, 02:50 PM	#10
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,651	I know we have communicated on FB Mike, but this was the forum that our Friendship started in and over the years we have shared stories of our kids growing up here and I know who much you love Nate, and how he reciprocated that love. I can not even begin or pretend to imagine what you continue to go through my friend and this has had a profound impact on me. For one, since we have a son in the in Military, but most of all because even a father and son with a bond as strong as you and Nate can be touched by a tragedy of this magnitude. I have said it several times, but I will say it again, Candi and I are here for you and you are in our thoughts every day. You have our love, prayers and thoughts every step of the way Buddy.

12-23-2014, 05:48 PM	#11
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,038	So sorry, Mike. I saw this thread title yesterday, but did not click on it. Had no idea it would contain such terrible news. I don't know what words from someone outside of the situation can even come close to comforting you and your family, but you will be in my thoughts.

12-24-2014, 01:59 AM	#12
professordp Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,006	Mike, I'm so sorry to hear this! As verbose as I tend to be, I can't express my feelings. I'm at a total loss. May God be with you and your family. Professor __________________ A Partial Eclipse of the Sonny Laszlo Papp: The Lost Years The Spice O' Life Teofilo Stevenson Pro Simulation

12-24-2014, 08:33 AM	#13
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,889 Blog Entries: 4	Buddy of mine lost his daughter to cancer earlier this year. Just seems so unfair. Our kids should live on after us. If one of my kids died I would be gutted. Mike, try to remember all the good times. Family needs to draw together more than ever. Take strength in those left behind. They need you and you need them. I know alcohol can help deaden the pain of loss but take care. Been down that path myself. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

12-25-2014, 09:33 PM	#14
hamed2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,180	I'm so sorry for your loss!

12-26-2014, 08:38 AM	#15
pisdpaul Developer PISD & OOTP Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,207	I am so sorry to hear this, my thoughts are with you...

12-28-2014, 04:56 AM	#16
Gunsmoke All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,012	Mike, so sorry to hear about this, I know words don't mean much but my condolences and I hope you can learn to reconcile this loss in time. Mark

12-28-2014, 04:21 PM	#17
Tosti Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London Posts: 6,735	I'm very sorry to hear about your loss Mike. Like Chris I can remember you posting about him playing sport at college. Don't really know what to say mate other than you and your family have my deepest sympathy

12-28-2014, 08:39 PM	#18
effigies Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 34	I just got back on the internet today from the holiday crush. I know we don't know each other well, but I've been reading posts from you on this board for half a decade. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

12-29-2014, 09:48 PM	#19
JCWeb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,071	Sad News Mike Very sad news to hear this. Best wishes to you and your family through this difficult time. JC

12-29-2014, 11:58 PM	#20
meade95 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,095	Mike. I likewise remember your posts about your sons football days. I enjoyed them. No words can do here. Sorry for your loss.