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Gale S. Hanks, 92, a resident of Albuquerque since 1989, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010. He is survived by his two sons, Kenneth W. Hanks and wife, Andrea of Albuquerque and Jerry Hanks and wife, B.J. of Albuquerque; seven grandchildren, Tracey Hanks of Bozeman, MT, Christina Tuller, Benjamin Hanks, Brian Hanks, Christopher Hanks, and Ron Hanks ,all of Albuquerque and Patrick Hanks of Bozeman, MT; and five great-grandchildren, Jonah, Sydney, Angela of Albuquerque, and Lovis and Skyler of Bozeman, MT; two great-great grandchildren, Amber and Lynk of Albuquerque. Gale was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Hanks on October 22, 2000. He was born on August 15, 1917 to John Henry and Rose Dixie Hanks, in a sod house in Harrison, NE. Gale graduated from high school in Crawford, NE. After high school he attended and graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, SD where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering. In 1940 he married Edith Wohlers and the young couple moved to Philadelphia, PA. From there they with their young family moved to Denver, CO. When WW II broke out, Gale was commissioned as an officer and proudly served in the Untied States Navy.. He retired from the Navy Reserve in 1969 as a Lieutenant Commander. After the war, Gale and Edith lived in both Crawford and McGill, NV, before moving to Los Alamos, NM in 1949. In McGill, Gale worked for the Kennecott Copper Mining Company and in Los Alamos he worked as an engineer for Los Alamos National Laboratory. After retirement Edith and Gale moved to Albuquerque. Gale was a story-teller, having written and published many stories about his life and experiences. He was an excellent pistol-shot. Gale loved science fiction and being an engineer, could tell you what every rock was made out of. He loved to hunt, fish, and just spend time outdoors, especially at his cabin in the Brazos near Chama where he actually spent summers for the past 30 years. Gale liked people and made friends with everyone he met. He was a loving and devoted father and grandfather and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service will be held at French ~ Wyoming Chapel, Thursday, April 1, 2010, 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. where he will be interred with his beloved Edith. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Brazos Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, HC-75, Box 92, Chama, New Mexico 87520. Please visit our online guestbook for Gale at RememberTheirStory.com French 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400
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