“Our second son, Mark Anthony Hanis, was born October 7, 1949. His birth was complicated and even more by his being such a big boy, 8lbs, 13 0z. We wanted him to be named after his Dad also and fortunately his Dad had two middle names: Martin George Anthony Hanis. Mark George just didn’t seem to fit, but Mark Anthony was a match. His great, great Aunt Alice said she was sure “with a name like that, he will be a great man”. Of course, she didn’t live to see him grow into the great man he is. Mark gave every one the impression he was very shy, but his shyness could fool you as he was also as rough and tumble a little boy as you can find. His best friend was his brother, Michael. Mark was a very handsome little boy and grew up to be a very handsome man. I really think Mark should write a book about his life as he has accomplished so much. Like the rest of us, he made some mistakes and got side tracked for awhile.He then pulled his life together and set out to be a Commercial pilot and he did it the hard way by working full time and taking flying lessons as he could. He flew at Sea-Tac Airport melting ice??, flying firefighters and whatever was available to build up his hours. He served his country by serving in Desert Storm, worked his way up to Captain and then to a great retirement. His father and I love him and are very proud of him.
