Robert A. Hansen

Robert “Robin” or “Bob” Andrew Hansen passed away on January 28, 2024. He was born in Port Jefferson, NY on February 12, 1942, to Robert S. and Irene M. Hansen. During high school in Patchogue, NY on Long Island he met his future wife Marian, who spent summered in the town. After graduation, Bob attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Immediately upon his graduation, on June 7, 1969 he married Marian and move to St. Louis, MO. In March of 1972, he joined the USAF. During his time in the Air Force, they were stationed in California, where son Christopher was born in 1972 and Delaware, where daughter Alison was born in 1975.

Once Bob left the Air Force, he went on to work in the aerospace industry in flight simulation, with Singer/Link/CAE Link/L3 in Kirkwood, NY in 1978. After more than 35 years, he retired from Link in 2014 as the B2 Program Manager/Binghamton Site Manager. Throughout this time, he stayed active with the Link Foundation as a Board Member for more than 15 years.

Marian introduced Bob to sailing during those summers in Patchogue and he was hooked. Many of the family memories include sailing Hobie Cat 16s anywhere they could, or our sailboats “Sea Missed” and “Sindur” on Cayuga Lake and Lake Ontario. Whether for pleasure or racing, one can be assured there was always Miller Lite, Molson Canadian or boxed wine tucked away on board. So many Hansen family memories were made on sailboats, as they were on the water almost every weekend. Once retired, Bob and Marian took down their sails and embarked on journeys on the mainland aboard their land yacht/motorcoach. They traveled throughout the US before realizing spending colder months in Florida sounded better than snow in Upstate NY. They moved permanently to Port Saint Lucie, FL in 2022.

Bob was a very supportive and proud husband to Marian and father to his children, as well as grandfather to Braedon Hansen and Mackenzie and Maxton Holcomb. He was predeceased by his parents and his brothers Richard and Ross. He will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Link Foundation, Attn.: Martha Gahring c/o Binghamton University Foundation, P.O. Box 6005, Binghamton, NY 13902-6005.