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Peter Shaw Hanson Sr., 84, Vero Beach

Written by: January 19 2010
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Peter Shaw Hanson Sr., 84, died Jan. 17, 2010, at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach.

He was born in Cleveland and moved to Vero Beach four years ago from Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Before retirement, he worked for U.S. Steel Corp. for 35 years.

He was a graduate of Western Reserve Academy and the University of Virginia. He was a member of the Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach and the Vero Beach Yacht Club. He was a former member of Merion Golf Club and the Right Angle Club in Philadelphia.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Hanson of Vero Beach; son, Peter Shaw Hanson Jr. of Houston; daughter, Christine Carver of Franklin, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to VNA/Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

No services are planned at this time.

Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.

A guest book may be signed at www.seawindsfh.com/obit.php

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