Lawrence (Larry) Hanson

August 15, 1942 - May 2, 2007

NATICK - Lawrence W. "Larry" Hanson, 64, a lifelong resident of Natick, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, peacefully, surrounded by family at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence following a two and a half year battle with cancer.

A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Sherborn at Washington Street (Rte. 16), Sherborn. Burial will follow in the Hanson family lot in Lakeview Cemetery, Wayland.

He was the husband of Joan M. (Hunter) Hanson for 41 years.

Born in Boston, the son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Hurley) Hanson, he was a lifelong resident of Natick and graduated from Natick High School with the Class of 1961.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1958 during the Vietnam War and was stationed in Thailand with the engineering corps.

Prior to his retirement, he was a manufacturing engineer with Polaroid Corp. of Waltham for more than 35 years and was then associated with Wellesley College for 10 years.

He had been a member of the Natick Elks for many years.

Mr. Hanson was a dedicated father and grandfather who enjoyed outdoor projects, water sports, grilling and cooking. He was passionate about time in the sun vacationing with his family and friends at Sebago Lake in Maine and on Cape Cod. He had many close family and friends during his illness and will be missed by those who knew him.

Besides his, wife, he leaves three children, Lynne King and her husband, Bryan, of Natick, Lori Doucette and her husband Mark, of Natick and Mark Hanson of Las Vegas; his grandchildren, Erika and Emily Hanson, Colby and Charlotte King, and Taylor, Madison and Faith Doucette; his sisters, Dotty Pagliarulo of Ashland, and Frances Seaholm of Leominster; a stepbrother, Larry Raleigh of East Sebago, Maine; and several nieces and nephews.

Instead of flowers, his family suggests memorial gifts be sent to the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence, 10 Green Way, Wayland, MA 01778.