Douglas William Hansen died peacefully, Thursday, September 16, 1999, watching the BYU football game. He was born December 16, 1928, in Los Angeles, California to Edgar John and Mary Nicholas Hansen. He married Dorene "Pat" Hansen November 6, 1953, in the St. George Temple.
Doug was raised in Los Angeles, graduating from Fremont High School. He was a great baseball player, and upon graduating he was signed with the Hollywood Stars baseball team. He played for several minor league teams before signing with the Cleveland Indians. He served in the Korean War, afterwards returning to the Cleveland Indians. After his first child was born, he decided to settle down in one place and moved to Provo, Utah.He attended BYU, and managed and played on the Provo Timps baseball team. He also worked in management at Geneva Steel. His son Bob, was born with a congenital heart condition requiring treatment and surgery at the UCLA Medical Center, Doug moved his family to Ontario, California where he worked at Kaiser Steel in Fontana, California. After seven years, and with the success of Bob's surgery, he moved back to Orem to resume working at Geneva Steel. In 1976 he left Geneva Steel to work in the Insurance industry, achieving the Million Dollar Round Table.
Doug loved sports of all kinds, and in his later years played golf. He was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather. He was magical with children and they would surround him when he walked in a room. He would swing them in a way he called "Hey, Hey, Little Monkey" and always had a treat for them in his coat pocket.
He has been a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served as Stake Mission President, Stake Missionary, High Priest Group Leader and many other stake and ward callings.
He is survived by his wife, Pat and his children: Dorene (Dale) McElroy, American Fork; Teri (Matt)Taylor, Pleasant Grove; Lisa Smith, Orem; Julie (Ed) Moore, Las Vegas, NV.; Jennie (Les) Johnson, South Jordan; and son Gary (Lisa) Hansen, of Mapleton. He has 14 grandchildren. Doug calls his nephew Dennis (Janet) Hansen and their children of Orem, his own. He is also survived by a sister, Ruth Bateman, of St. George, and a brother Kenneth Hansen of Yorba Linda, California. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Ora Maureen Hansen, his Bob Hansen, his sister Neva Tippetts, and brother Howard Hansen.
Funeral services will be held Monday, September 20, 1999 at 11 a.m. in the Orem Park 7th Ward, 400 South 1200 West Orem. A viewing will be held Sunday evening, September 19, 1999 from 6 to 8 p.m., at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State St. Orem, Utah, and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the church building. Interment will be at Orem City
Cemetery.
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