Hanson, Gerry

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Hanson, Gerry

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        1928-2016

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        Gerald (Gerry) Hanson, born in Montreal on June 9, 1928, was a Montreal trumpet player and vocalist. Hanson He married Elva Grant around 1960. They are the parents of four children : Janis, Kathryn, Kenneth and Robert.

        For 37 years, Hanson worked at Alcan Aluminum. He began his musical career around 1947, playing with the Westernaires, a high school band of West-end Montreal. In the late 1950s, Hanson played in the Paul Beauregard Swing band, and performed in Broadway presentations at The Lyric Theater and Phoenix Theater, both in Montreal. Later, he sang cantatas and oratorios with the Elgar choir in Montreal, including in various churches. In his last years, he was tenor soloist and trumpet player with Knox Presbyterian Church in St. Catharines, Ontario.

        Gerry Hanson died on May 15, 2016.

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        Created 2018-11-22

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            Montreal Gazette (May 21, 2016), p. C12

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