Deceased Members–2003

In Memory of J. Ross Hanson

J. Ross Hanson, 78, FSA (1958) passed away on January 7, 2003. He recently retired as an international consulting actuary, with clients in Bhutan, Indonesia and elsewhere. He had worked out of his home in Brewster, Mass. since the early '90s. Prior to this he had run his own consulting firm, J. Ross Hanson Inc. in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Hanson began his actuarial career with Northern Life of London, Ontario and subsequently moved to Massachusetts Mutual in Springfield, Mass. He was a past president of the New England Actuarial Club as well as of the Middle Atlantic Actuarial Association.

He is survived by his wife Muriel, children Elizabeth, Kristin and Erik and grandchildren Lydia, Kate and Isaac.