Charles E. Hanus
January 23, 1944 ~ February 14, 2010
Charles E. Hanus passed away February 14, 2010. Born on January 23, 1944 to Charlie and Georgia Mae Hanus, he was brother to Joyce, Barbara, and James. Charlie attended school in Skidmore, Texas before leaving for the University of Texas at Austin. There he completed degrees in Math and History and met and married Deborah Kincer. Charlie later completed his P.H.D. in Educational Curriculum. Charles Hanus lived life as an adventure. The world, people and ideas of every sort were of great interest to him. Charlie's joy and life force came from his desire to engage life fully. Charles and Deborah lived and worked in San Antonio and became the parents to two daughters, Lisbeth Hanus and Katheryne Hanus Harrell and later grandparents to Allegra Mae Harrell. Charlie was a voracious reader, a book collector, a handy man, a traveler and loved exploring local history. He knew the names of native Texas flora and fauna and could read the skies at night. Charlie could be wonderfully silly and was an expert at making various animal noises. He taught at Highlands High School and San Antonio College and served as archivist for the S.A.I.S.D retiring from the district in 2004. Charlie loved playing games and spent his retirement playing 42 and scrabble, traveling to Scotland, Italy, Walden Pond, Canada, and St. Augustine, Florida. We shall miss his capacity to make us laugh, his silliness and his faithfulness to family and friends. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 am on Friday, February 19, 2010 at the Meadowlawn Tribute Center, 5415 E. Houston St.
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Deborah, Prayers and thoughts go out to you and your family. What an expression of abundunt love as I read the memorium. Please let me know if I can do anything for you.
Deborah, My condolences go out to you and your family during this difficult time. May the Lord grant Charlie eternal rest and may the perpetual light shine upon him. Ana Frietze
Deborah, May God’s tenderness and love fill and sustain you and your family. With love, Tina “My God, who opens Your hand and fills all things living with Your bounty, to You I commit my soul; do care for me and provide for the needs of my body and soul forever. Have mercy upon Your Creatures and upon me.” Lenten prayer by St. Nersess, Armenian Orthodox Church
Deborah, May God’s tenderness and love fill and sustain you and your family. With love, Tina “My God, who opens Your hand and fills all things living with Your bounty, to You I commit my soul; do care for me and provide for the needs of my body and soul forever. Have mercy upon Your Creatures and upon me.” Lenten prayer by St. Nersess, Armenian Orthodox Church
Deborah I know God’s love is surrounding you and your family at this time of need. My prayers are with you.
My sincere sympathy at your loss of Charles’ physical presence. May the example of his love of life and sense of humor help all of us in these days of challenge. What a wonderful person. My prayers are with you now and in the days ahead.
MY CONDOLENCES TO MR. HANUS’ FAMILY AND HIS FRIENDS. I REMEMBER HIM AS A QUIET PERSON WHEN I WAS A STUDENT OF HIS AT J.F.K. HIGH IN MY SOPHMORE YEAR. MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND BE WITH OUR LORD.
Dearest Deborah Many memories flooded the moment in which I read the Obituary re Charlie. I am so sorry that you have lost the love of your life. Please accept my love and prayers for you, Lisbeth and Katheryne. May God hold you close during this terribly painful time. Love you Dot Hamlin
Deborah, What a rich and full life Charles lived! The joy and meaning you shared will uplift you. Love never leaves us. Blessings to you and your daugthers
In remembering all those years, sharing the wall between our classrooms, convincing the School and District personnel to enact his brilliant ideas to improve, and enjoying his humor, I know Deborah and girls will miss him deeply. The world is a better place because of his dedication to learning and life.
Deborah, We are in prayer for you, your family and Charles. Our condolences are full, sad and grateful that you have the consolation of our Faith. We will certainly miss you today. Abundant Blessings, Sr. Odilia & Sisters at BSA.
Dear Deborah and Family, How saddened we were to read the obituary this morning and learn of Chalie’s passing from this earth. He certainly lived a full life of joy and fun. We will miss him and treasure his wonderful memories he left our hearts with. Our deepest sympathy of prayers goes out to you and your lovely family.May God bless you with comfort knowing that he is at peace with our Lord. God loves you and so do we.
Dear Family: Please add my recognition and admiration for Charles while working with him on SAISD archives and for the timely help that he gave me in research on the history of San Antonio College. His legacy lives on …
My deepest condolences for your loss. I knew Dr. Hanus at SAISD when he worked for the Social Studies Department. He was a wonderful person intelligent, yet with a keen sense of humor, and generous to no end. I enjoyed going by his office knowing that we would quickly engage in political discourse. His care for the children and educators at SAISD was much appreciated. He will be missed.
My deepest sympathy to your family. Mr. Hanus was one of my favorite teachers at Highlands High School in 1981. He always made the class so interesting and sparked many minds to prepare for the future. Thank you Mr. Hanus for teaching us.
Dr. Hanus and I were professional colleagues. I first met him when he presented a research paper at the Society for the Study of Curriculum History conference when I was a doctoral student. His research was on an early literacy program and its curriculum that was used in San Antonio in the 1930’s. I also learned that we were academic “brothers and sisters”: he and I (and hundreds of others) shared the same dissertation advisor, Dr. O.L. Davis, Jr.; for that we both felt very fortunate. Dr. Hanus was a fine scholar and person. I know he will be deeply missed.
While working on our upcoming 25th reunion for the Highlands’ Class of 1985, I had thought about Mr. Hanus and what a great teacher he was. We all speak so highly of him. He expected a lot from us. He prepared us for college. We were so blessed to have him as a teacher and mentor. On the last day of school, he turned out the lights and played a song of “Desiderata.” It really touched me. Reading it now, it seems to sum up his life. He loved, learned, taught and shared. As the prose says: “It is still a beautiful world” — because of people like Mr. Hanus.
Dear Deborah, Our condolences on your loss. We think of you often and how you have touched our lives and we are so saddened by this news. Please know that you and your family are in our prayers.
Dear Deborah, my sincere condolences on the loss of your dear husband. I only have met him two times, but knowing you, your deep faith and your good sense of humor I am sure he lived a life filled with love, purpose, and joy. May he be received in the loving embrace of the source of all love!
Deb, my heart, thoughts and prayers go out to you in this time of deep loss.
The Hanus Family, Seeing the news of Charlie’s death was a real shock. We remember our early teaching years and the good times we spent with our young families. We will miss him! God Bless You especially at this difficult time.
I am a first cousin to Charles. In the family, we called him Gene because his father (my uncle) was named Charlie. The family was always so proud of him and his academic accomplishments. He was the first one to go to college and set the example for so many of us that were younger than he was. Gene was 13 years older than me and off to college when I was a child, so I dont have a lot of personal memories of him. However, my fondest memory was when he came home from college one weekend and took several of us to see The Sound of Music. I was 9 years old at the time. He had already seen the movie several times and he loved it. I will never forget the first time I saw this move. Every time I hear about it or watch even a part of it again, I think of him, his love for it and the gift he gave me of seeing it for the first time. Carl and I have Deborah, Lisbeth and Katheryne as well as all of the rest of the family in our prayers. We will miss him!
Deb, I was saddened to read of Charlie’s passing. I have such good memories of him at board meetings for the Center. He always impressed me with his calm insights. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during these days and beyond.
Dear Mrs. Hanus: I know you and Mr. Hanus as a neighbor witnessing your regular neighborhood walks. On several occasions I had the pleasure of visiting with you both and I took great delight and pleasure listening to Mr. Hanus’s insights, especially those of SAISD and teaching since I was a new teacher and beginning at SAISD. This graciousness was bestowed upon me even though he was suffering declining health. He was quite a guy and I convey my condolences and sympathy to you and family,as the loss to you must be great.
Deborah, you, your husband, and family are in my prayers. The loss is, I am sure, great. May God be with you in this time of grief.
Dear Deborah & Family, My deepest sympathy at the death of your beloved Charles–husband, father, friend, teacher, mentor. May God’s loving Presence in friends and family bring you comfort and bless each one of you as your mourn your loss. I lift you all in prayer to our good and gracious God. Sister Stephanie M Martinez, IWBS
When I read of Charlie’s passing I was saddened by thoughts of how much those who were closest to him would miss him. What a joy he was to work with always smiling, his mind constantly working. He had a true feel for life, humor and dedication. To his family, you know he will be watching over you. God bless you all and Charlie.
Dear Deb– My heart is so full of love and sorrow for you and your family. No words–just hugs and some tears right now! I will be with you in the Spirit tomorrow at Charlie’s send-off. What a wonderful man! A great gift to all of us goes ahead of us to help prepare our way home. I love you and thank you for all you have been and are to me. Prayers…anne
Dear Deborah and Family, I just received the news of Charlie’s passing — how appropriate on Valentine’s Day, for such a “love” of a man. With the late notice I can’t make it to the service but I know it will be a celebration of a full and rich (and enriching to others) life. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Sarah
My deepest sympathy to the family. I worked with Dr. Hanus at SAISD, and felt he was the kindest, most brilliant man I have ever had the privilege to work with. He will be deeply missed.
Dear Deborah, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May you experience God’s comfort and consolation now and upon every remembrance of Charlie.
Dear Deborah, Kate and family, We were so sorry to read of the death of your husband and father. You are all in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
I am truly saddened and in tears to hear this news. Mr. Hanus was the best teacher Highlands ever had. I had him for 2nd Period Gov. Honors. I was one of two students to get an A in that class. I competed for Highlands on the government team and won two first place trophies and one third place. He inspired me to learn and I loved the activities that he created as vehicles of learning. I myself have a Masters in Education and have gone far in the Learning aspect of the corporate world. To this day, I tell people that he was the best teacher in my high-school. I was not your typical student, I tended to bounce off the walls a bit, but Mr. Hanus involved me with learning and made it all real. He went way beyond what was necessary and I owe a part of who I am today to him. I know he can never be replaced, but please try to take solace in the fact that he moved and inspired many people, myself more than anyone perhaps. Peace be with you in this difficult time. John Alsbury
To the loved ones of Dr. Hanus, my condolences for your loss. Please know he too was one of my favorite high school teachers at Highlands High. He inspired so many of us. His teaching and sense of humor was a true joy in my Government class. Dr. Hanus was one on the reasons I attended UT Austin and majored in Government. He may not have realized how many young lives he touched and prodded to academic achievement. He was a teacher you wanted to please and have him be proud of you. He was a true educator in every sense of the word and I’m sadden to know he no longer is here with us, but I will fondly remember him always. God bless Dr. Hanus.
Dear Deborah and all Charlie’s family, Please know of my deep sympathy and my prayers for each of you in your sorrow. I didn’t know Charlie personally, and everything I’ve read tells me I would have delighted in knowing him. May God and the example and memories of Charlie accompany you throughout these days.
My deepest condolensces to the Hanus Family. Mr. Hanus was truly an inspiration to me and many in my class at Highlands High School. He was one of those rare teachers who truly cared about the student and presented his lessons in a way that made us think and aspire to be better. Our prayers are with you during this time and know assuredly that “Earth has no sorrow, that Heaven cannot heal”.
Mr. Hanus was one of my all time favorite teachers. When I think back on my high school years, he is always one of my first memories.He was one of the few people who could have made government and politics interesting. As a teacher myself, I try to make things fun and interesting, just as he did. Rest in Peace! Highlands High School Class of 1981
My sympathy to the Charles Hanus family. I apologize for using this means to connect with a HANUS name, but recently have knowledge of the birth of a Charles Hanus in Omaha, Nebraska in 1917. It would be appreciated to receive correspondence if your Charles might have been a relative. Again my condelences to your family as Charles seemed to have lived a very fulfilling life. Dot (Hanus) Hain
My condolences, Debbie