Joe Hanan

Born in Buffalo, N.Y. to Dr. Ernest B. and Marian Elliott Hanan, Joe was reared in Bolivar, Mo. In 1952, he completed a B.S. in Horticulture at University of Missouri, and then served in the US Marine Corps 1953-1957. He was Honora­bly Discharged from the In­active Reserve as a Ser­geant in 1961. Joe married Julia Watkins at the home of her parents in Columbia, Mo., in 1956; she survives. He went on to earn his M.S. in Horticulture at Colorado State University in 1959, and his PhD in Floriculture at Cornell University in 1963.

A longtime resident of Ft. Collins, Joe was a member of the Department of Horti­culture at CSU from 1963 until his retirement in 1989. As a top researcher and edu­cator in the field of Floricul­ture, he was the recipient of numerous awards and hon­ors. He was proud of the books he authored, especial­ly Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture.

Joe had been fighting a prolonged battle with sur­gery and complications, and died at Pathways Hospice in Loveland, Colo. His passing leaves a profound ache in the hearts of his wife of 57 years, his sons John (Letty) Hanan, Ernest Hanan, and his faithful dog, Bingo. He was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Lois Hanan.

There will be no services. Memorials to National Hy­drocephalus Foundation, 12413 Centralia Rd., Lake­wood, CA 90715-1623. From one Marine to another: Semper Fi, Pop!