I love you Pete and miss you so so much! Today is 3 years since you left us, I can't believe it.

Happy Heavenly Birthday Pete. You would be 69 today. Miss you so so much.

You never said I'm leaving
  You never said Goodbye.
You were gone before we knew it
  And only God knows why.
In life we loved you dearly
  In death we love you still.
In our heart's we hold a place
  That only you can fill.
It broke our heart's to lose you
  But you didn't go alone.
A part of us went with you
  The day God took you home.

We miss you so much Pete
Your loving sisters
 

Omg, where can I start. When my mom told me she had met someone on a dating website, I was kinda surprised because first her English was very broken back then, second I never trusted websites like that. She then told me they were having their first date and she then asked me if I wanted to come along so that I could translate, my first thought was that would be nuts, not only was I going to be the 3rd wheel but I also had my daughter with me, so in other words their first date ended up being a family date jajajaja. I really liked him the minute he introduced himself. Very polite, he asked a lot of questions jajaja. And ever since then he became part of our family. My kids consider him as Grandpa. I feel like he was much closer to the little ones, specially Liliana. She's always asking for him and remembers how I during Christmas he made those Oreo cake pops she loved!
We miss you, watch over my mom

So it’s been a year and it’s taken me this long to write about my brother. I started it so many times and just couldn’t finish it. I don’t know where to begin. He was a year older then me so needless to say we were close, and we could fight like no ones business. He would tease me till I cried but if if he thought someone else was hurting me or my sister he would stand up for us in a second, as we did for him. My mother was a single mom and sometimes worked 2 jobs so Pete, Cheryl and I kind of took care of each other when she wasn’t home. We also did some crazy things too, scaring each other half to death and just having so much fun. We had a terrible snow storm in Chicago in the early 60’s, the drifts were so high they came up the the 2nd floor. I some how convinced Pete to jump out the window telling him I would be right behind him, when I saw him go straight down into the snow I ran downstairs screaming that Pete was buried in the snow and my mom, sister and I ran out to dig him out. There are so many stories..our kids used to love listening to us tell them and watch us just howl laughing. When I turned 40 and had my first mammogram I had a little scare and had to have surgery to get something they saw biopsied. We had lost my mother 6 months before and my father and brother decided to drive to Maryland to be with Kerry and I, my sister wanted so much to come and couldn’t. When I was getting ready to go into surgery the doctor let Kerry, my dad and Pete come in to see me and while they were all there the doctor said he had some students with him and would I be OK if they were in the operating room to watch. I said of course and all of a sudden my brother who was always a man of very few words looked at the doctor and said “ you’re not going to let them help are you” we all laughed so hard. I was fine, everything turned out to be normal but I never forgot that. It was just Pete, he never made a big deal about anything he just did it. He went through so much in his life and some how managed to over come it. I loved him with all my heart and miss him so much. I’m not sure I’ll ever get over him dying so quickly and all alone with no family, his poor wife Lily was so helpless to do anything. My heart still breaks when ever I think about him. It was a year ago today that we got the call that he was gone and even though we were somewhat prepared it still shattered a part of me that will never be repaired. I love you Pete, I miss you every day and I will always remember our crazy fun times growing up, and after we “grew up”. As time passes I know I’ll smile more than I’ll cry. You’re with mom now and that warms my heart, you always were her favorite. ♥️

Today is a year that my brother has passed. I wish so much he was still here with us. I miss him so much it hurts. I love you Pete, from your big sister Cheryl.

Happy Birthday to my brother Pete. I love and miss you so much but my comfort is that you are with mom and dad. Not a year went by in our adult life when we did not wish each other a Happy Birthday on our birthday's so Happy Birthday Pete. I love you.

Growing up, I always looked forward to time with Uncle Pete. My memories with him are full of so much laughter. Whether he was making us banana pancakes, playing cards or telling us a funny story about Mom, Aunt Cheryl, and Aunt Michele when they were kids, we always enjoyed time with him.

As we grew older, I learned more about how he overcame so many incredible challenges in his life. From his military service to a harrowing motorcycle accident when he was younger, to the various addictions he overcame, he was such an inspiration to all of us. Even before he passed, he was doing everything he could to be healthy and live his best life.

Uncle Pete is an awesome example of how strong willed all of the Hansen children can be when they put their mind to something. After joining Weight Watchers, he quickly excelled and lost his goal weight in record time. He kept going to meetings and was politely told he really didn’t need to do that anymore! Regardless, he consistently reminded all of us how many points were in the food we were consuming at family functions! I never knew Sesame Chicken had 25 points - some people’s daily allotment - until Uncle Pete educated us!

We are forever grateful that he found such lasting love when he met Lily. Though they met later in life, it was clear to all that she was the love of his life. Lily’s children truly became like Uncle Pete’s own, including the precious grandchildren who he loved so dearly. Some of our greatest family memories as adults are when Uncle Pete, Aunt Lily, Aunt Cheryl, Buff, Matt and Ola came to visit our family in TX for Christmas. Mom, Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Pete were so happy being together and Uncle Pete truly glowed from having Lily with his family.

Even in his death, Uncle Pete was so brave and selfless. Hearing what families go through with this type of death has been heart breaking, but experiencing it firsthand was gut wrenching. We couldn’t be prouder of our family, including Lily and Andrea, and all that they weathered together. I know Uncle Pete would be so proud of his sisters and wife.

This is a tribute to our beloved brother who passed away of Covid 19. He will always be on our minds and forever in our hearts.