Donald Joseph Hanrahan was born in the Bronx on March 19, 1925 to Edward Francis and Dorothy Josephine Riley Hanrahan. He is pre-deceased by his parents and brother Edward, Jr, sisters Rosemary and Margaret Ann and survived by a sister. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Fairfax Hospital on December 29, 2014 from complications of the flu.
An epic love story led to nearly 62 years of marriage to his beloved wife, Louise King Hanrahan who passed away on February 8, 2013. Their blessed union resulted in six children, and 17 grandchildren. There are also four great grandchildren. He loved each and every one and was so proud of them all.
He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1943 just prior to his 18th birthday and served with the 14th Marines and the 4th Marine Division, landing on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945. He departed one month later on his 20th birthday. He never said much about the experience except "After Iwo, everything else in life is a piece of cake."
In 1946, he was discharged from the Marine Corps and received an undergraduate degree from George Washington University under the GI Bill. He was an assistant professor of electrical engineering there until joining the Naval Research Laboratory in 1957 where he worked as a senior scientist until his retirement. He earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Naval Reserve in 1956 and retired as a commander in 1978.
An epic love story led to nearly 62 years of marriage to his beloved wife, Louise King Hanrahan who passed away on February 8, 2013. Their blessed union resulted in six children, and 17 grandchildren. There are also four great grandchildren. He loved each and every one and was so proud of them all.
He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1943 just prior to his 18th birthday and served with the 14th Marines and the 4th Marine Division, landing on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945. He departed one month later on his 20th birthday. He never said much about the experience except "After Iwo, everything else in life is a piece of cake."
In 1946, he was discharged from the Marine Corps and received an undergraduate degree from George Washington University under the GI Bill. He was an assistant professor of electrical engineering there until joining the Naval Research Laboratory in 1957 where he worked as a senior scientist until his retirement. He earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Naval Reserve in 1956 and retired as a commander in 1978.
Donald Joseph Hanrahan was born in the Bronx on March 19, 1925 to Edward Francis and Dorothy Josephine Riley Hanrahan. He is pre-deceased by his parents and brother Edward, Jr, sisters Rosemary and Margaret Ann and survived by a sister. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Fairfax Hospital on December 29, 2014 from complications of the flu.
An epic love story led to nearly 62 years of marriage to his beloved wife, Louise King Hanrahan who passed away on February 8, 2013. Their blessed union resulted in six children, and 17 grandchildren. There are also four great grandchildren. He loved each and every one and was so proud of them all.
He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1943 just prior to his 18th birthday and served with the 14th Marines and the 4th Marine Division, landing on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945. He departed one month later on his 20th birthday. He never said much about the experience except "After Iwo, everything else in life is a piece of cake."
In 1946, he was discharged from the Marine Corps and received an undergraduate degree from George Washington University under the GI Bill. He was an assistant professor of electrical engineering there until joining the Naval Research Laboratory in 1957 where he worked as a senior scientist until his retirement. He earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Naval Reserve in 1956 and retired as a commander in 1978.
An epic love story led to nearly 62 years of marriage to his beloved wife, Louise King Hanrahan who passed away on February 8, 2013. Their blessed union resulted in six children, and 17 grandchildren. There are also four great grandchildren. He loved each and every one and was so proud of them all.
He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1943 just prior to his 18th birthday and served with the 14th Marines and the 4th Marine Division, landing on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945. He departed one month later on his 20th birthday. He never said much about the experience except "After Iwo, everything else in life is a piece of cake."
In 1946, he was discharged from the Marine Corps and received an undergraduate degree from George Washington University under the GI Bill. He was an assistant professor of electrical engineering there until joining the Naval Research Laboratory in 1957 where he worked as a senior scientist until his retirement. He earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Naval Reserve in 1956 and retired as a commander in 1978.
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