Theodore L. Hansen
1925 - 2016
"Ted"
Ted Hansen, former ILWU Local 52
member and one of the Harry Bridges Center's most generous supporters,
passed away the first week of May. He is survived by his wife of forty
years, Doris.
Ted was practically raised on the Seattle waterfront by his late father, a
gear man for the Western Stevedore Company. After graduating from West
Seattle High School in 1945, Ted served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the
1940s and later attended Seattle University.
In 1955, Ted began working full time
on the waterfront, retiring in 1989 after thirty-five years. As a checker,
Ted was a member of ILWU Local 52, where he served several terms on the
union’s executive board.
In 2004- 2005, Ted and his wife Doris chose to honor the livelihood given to
them by the ILWU by establishing the Theodore L. and Doris M. Hansen Endowed
Fund in Labor Studies at the University of Washington.
The fund supports the educational activities of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies with a particular emphasis on events and programs in South Central Seattle. In 2012, in recognition of their efforts, Ted and Doris received the 2012 Robert Duggan Distinguished Supporter in Labor Studies Award.