Vincent Patrick Hanscom, 68, of Swanzey, New Hampshire, died peacefully in the comfort of his own home on January 11, 2017 surrounded by family.<\/p>\n
Vince was born on February 20, 1948 in Saco, Maine to Dorothy Christine (Adams) and Milan Leslie Hanscom. He graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1970 with a degree in Marine Engineering.<\/p>\n
Vince was a Chief Engineer for Texaco on oil tankers for twenty years. He finished his career working for the City of Keene, first as the Water and Wastewater Utilities Maintenance Foreman, then as Airport Operations and Maintenance Foreman. He retired in 2010.<\/p>\n
He married the love of his life, Donna Lee Trask in 1998.<\/p>\n
Vince was a kind man with remarkable mechanical skills and creative talents. He touched countless people through his extraordinary ability to craft, repair and design projects of all descriptions. Whether building a barn, turning a bearing, doing home renovations, crafting stone walls, doing welding, woodwork, forestry, or math\u2026there was absolutely nothing Vince could not make or fix.\u00a0 He was a quiet, modest man who left a big impact on many.\u00a0 He had high standards and challenged everyone to join him in meeting them.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his wife Donna and his daughters Jennifer Elliott, her husband Buck and their children, Alekzander and Jason of Rochester, NH, and Alison Caruso,\u00a0 her husband David and their children Molly and Mackenzie, of Bolton, CT. He also leaves his sister, Rebecca Gagnon, her husband Ronald of Biddeford, ME and their daughter, Laura Warner. \u00a0Vince will also be missed by Bayley, his faithful St. Bernard and furry best friend. \u00a0All who knew Vince will feel a loss.<\/p>\n
The family would like to thank the staff of Kingsbury Cancer Center in Keene for their positive energy and attitude and reminds everyone to go home and hug your loved ones because life can change so quickly.<\/p>\n
There will be no services at this time but plans are being made for a celebration of Vince\u2019s life in the spring. Vince\u2019s family respectfully requests no flowers please. Instead, memorial donations can be made in Vince\u2019s name to:
\nMaine Maritime Academy, 1 Pleasant St. Castine, ME. 04420 or to:
\nKingsbury Cancer Center, 580 Court St. Keene, NH. 03431 or to the charity of one\u2019s choice.
\nAll services are under the care of Cheshire Family Funeral Home and Crematories, 46 South Winchester St. Swanzey, NH. 03446.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"