In Memory of Richard Hansen

In Memory of Rich Hansen, an FA News Eulogy by Tim Shively As most of you by now know, Rich Hansen, De Anza Mathematics Instructor and former Faculty Association President passed away recently.  His loss to our organization is incalculable as is the personal loss for those many across the District who worked with him. For he left a legacy, a model to work from, a touchstone which FA personnel have certainly relied upon during his tenure, since his retirement, and will extend, no doubt, well into the future.  In fact, he continued to work for and with FA and other local, regional and statewide California Community College organizations right up to the very end.  It was his passion. As Jeff Michels, President of the California Community College Independents (CCCI),put it to me, “there is probably no single person who has done as much positive good for the system.” 

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