Ray Hanson passed away !!!!

[Jay Smith]

Call my buddy Russ today and he gave me the bad news, I didn't even know Ray was ill... Heard it was lung related, our sympathy goes out to Rays family from all at JSRE, Ray was my friend and a hell of a boater he was RAH on the board and from Ct. !!!!!

[VELOCITOY]

JAY..Is this the same Ray Hanson that had some molds (Action & HST?) for sale in or around Webster Mass.???...If it is, he was a good guy & my condolences to the family...

[Jay Smith]

Yes he had some molds and was a very good engine guy he lived in Ct. He raced in the New England drag boat club, super guy and a square shooter and I'll miss him ..........

Jay @ JSRE

[VELOCITOY]

JAY...I talked to Ray a couple times on a couple different things & he certainly was a straight no BS guy...I also found out just how small the world is when he told me Dean Hazzard did tech work with/for him...I bought my 1st Velocity 22' from Tom Pierson at Performance Marine in Webster way back in '85 & Dean was "THE MAN" when it came to MERCS/MARINERS at Perf. Marine...Hi Dean!!!...BTW Jay....We have the same 1st name...:cool: :D...

[stvhelm]

I found out a few days ago. may he rest in peace. I was also told that the family and friends would like to have there peace for the time being. I was asked not to say anything. please respect there wishes.

[Balzy]

Straight shooter for sure. Our condolences to the family from WI.......

[T-REX]

It's sad ta heer tha Ray haz passed...I had juss talked to him several times in refrence to sum 2.0 f1 stuff he had shipped me...We talked quite a while, and never mentioned any health problem...Reely sad, he wuz a very knowlegable guy...My prayers to tha family...REX:( :( :(

[red hott]

the family is in my thoughts and prayers sorry to loose a fellow boater
tray

[Rusrog]

a couple of times about carbs and he was an extremely nice guy. Talked to me for better than an hour on how to make the Merc carbs run better. My thoughts and prayers go out....

Russ Rogers

[rl]

ray was a hell of a super nice guy. a couple weeks ago something told me i should calll him and see how he was doing. he told me he had be feeling kinda bad lately and had been short of breath.ray was a great guy, we used to talk on the phone for what seemed like hours. even though he was older than i we jus always hit it off and enjoyed chatting about our families, boat racing, motorcycle stuff, hot rod trucks and just life in general. i guess i new ray for about 10 yrs. or so and will miss him dearly. my condolences to the hansen family, ray rest in peace brother. rl

[Scream And Fly]

I just recently found out myself, and I was going to post about it.

Losing a member of our community just makes me feel really empty inside... It gives me a defenseless feeling... An empty feeling. Knowing there is nothing that could be done to bring him back just makes the loss that much worse.

Rest In Peace Ray... From all of us.

Greg:(

[Talon2.5]

my condolences to the family and his friends here on the boards

[at100plus]

Whoa! I'm in shock. That really hits home. Great great member of our sport. I feel the loss. Rest in peace Ray. Is there a photo of Ray floating around? I talked to him many times but never got to meet him in person.

[Charlie M]

Thats real sad to hear. Ray Hanson was a great guy. I bought a few boats from him, and every time I went up to see him, I ended up spending half the day with him. Always a positive experience with Ray.

My condolences to all family and friends of Ray.
Charlie M.

[LGT-FST]

Godspeed Ray. You will most likely be Dale's crew chief in the big race series.

[mr.clean]

the thoughts and prayers of my entire family are with the hanson family:(

[CCC]

IVE TRADED WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE THE PAST 5 OR SO YEARS BUT RAY MADE IT FUN, HE BOUGHT A MIRAGE FROM ME SEVERAL YEARS BACK AND I THINK STILL OWNED IT.. HE WAS ONE HELL OF A GUY AND WE TALKES AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. MY CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO RAY AND HIS WONDERFUL FAMILY, CHRIS CRAIG

[tony reynolds]

so sad to hear. I only knew him for about 5 years, in that time we traded alot of information, testing results, and bought/sold stuff. He was one of the few i could trade with confidence. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

[STVRacing]

My condulances to Rays family. I bought my Mirage from him last year. If it wasnt for him I would have never have been able to afford one. God bless you Ray, you were a good friend to have.Steve Jr.

[STVRacing]

I have a picture of Ray when I bought my boat from him I will post it soon.