Rear Admiral Gordon Hanson (Ret.)   

Character Information
Name		Rear Admiral Gordon Lewis Hanson (Ret.)
Rank
Position		Other
Gender		Male
Species		Human
Age		69
Physical Appearance
Height		6’ 2”
Weight		195 lbs.
Eye Color		Brown/Green
Hair Color		White
Physical Description		Gordon is a typical human male, for a man of his age he is in fairly good space. He has a pale white skin and suffers from a age related asthma. Lately Gordon has noticed that his eye sight seems to be having trouble, how he refuses to see a Doctor for it.

Personality & Traits
General Overview
Gordon is a serious but gentle man. On duty he was known to be serious and straight forward; he doesn't like to fool around. He has always had a great respect for the chain of command and the rules; however he has been known to "bend" the rules when the need comes. Off duty he is a more of a social, outgoing man and in his younger years liked to party and drink. As he has gotten older, he is more of a kind and caring man now, and will help anyone with a problem whether it be personal problem or a simple problem.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Gordon's main strength is that after years with his family growing up and his time in StarFleet, he knows how to talk to people and get them to do things that need doing. He isn't one for shouting and raising his voice, he talks to them seriously and quietly making them figure things out themself. His main weakness is that he has been known to be a little too overconfident and came come across as cocky at times. As he gets older he also tends to be more short tempered and grumpy at times.
Ambitions
At Gordon's age he really doesn't have any ambitions beyond waking up the next morning. His only goal is when the time comes, he wants to die in space and not ties down to Earth.
Hobbies & Interests
Gordon's main hobby is to read and socialise with the crew. He likes to play cards and have a laugh and drink. He sees his friends as an important part of his life and he likes to get to know them on a personal level. When not one duty, Gordon came usually be found in the lounge still, with a drink in one hand sharing stories of his younger years with new Officers. Recently Gordon has taken an interest in holodecks, as they take him to a time he only remembers in his mind.
Languages		Federation Standard
Family
Father		Micheal Joseph Hanson(D)
Mother		Katherine Lynn Hason(D) (née Cole)
Brother(s)		David Andrew Hanson, 65 Keith Richard Hanson(D)
Sister(s)		Angela Rene Kirkpatrick (née Cole), 59
Spouse		Janette Maria Hason(D) (née Darley)
Children		Captain Glen Zachary Hanson, 48 Commodore Brent Wesley Hnason, 46 Dr. Tracy Lynn Hason, 42
Other Family		9 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren

Gordon was born in Austin, Texas, on the 5th of May. His parents were StarFleet Engineers who worked at the shipyards on Earth for the twelve years of Gordon’s life. After that they worked for Starfleet, serving on various colony worlds. It was here that Gordon started to take an interest in other cultures. He would learn all he could from people he talked to so he could better understand how they thought. His parents influence also fuelled an interest in engineering.

At the age of sixteen he applied to Starfleet Academy. He studied engineering/operations and performed quiet well finishing 15th in his class. At the Academy he encountered many other races and belief systems, which stood him in good stead when he was assigned to a ship.

At the age of twenty he married his wife Janette just after graduating from the Academy. A year later his son Glen was born on the 19th of February on board the USS Cruiser where Gordon served.

Gordon served a record 10 years on the Cruiser, while most StarFleet Officers get transferred around several times in their career Gordon seemed to luck out. The Cruiser saw the birth of Gordon's two other children a second son Brent and a daugther Tracy.

After his time on the Cruiser, Gordon transferred to Freedom, a ship that gave him his first chance to command a large scale ship and really grow and develop his skills. Gordon had been settled into his role on the Cruiser for so long, that when he transferred to the Freedom his career took off like a rocket.

Two year after assuming Command of the Freedom Gordon was promoted to Task Group Commanding Officer in StarFleet's 10th Fleet, and a year after that was promoted to Commodore. Commodore Hanson continued to served as CO of the Freedom and TGCO for 6 years, until transferring to Starbase 21 and a position was Task Force Commanding Officer, and soon earned his next promotion to Rear Admiral.


Gordon served a TFCO for 10 years before ending his career with a brief posting at Star Fleet Command as Director of Personnel. Gordon enjoyed his life on Earth, and after some time desired a quick life to enjoy with his wife and grandchildren and not long after returning to Earth, retired to a ranch back home in Texas. While most at the time considered Gordon young at 59, he was set on retiring and enjoying time with his family.

Back home in Austin Gordon and his wife purchased a small bar and bought a ranch style home on 3 acres. Playing off of his time in StarFleet, Gordon named his bar, "The Admiral on Deck", and was considered a great success as people from all over the planet would travel to toss back a pint and chat with friends.

Almost ten years to the day, Gordon's life was turned upside down when his wife of nearly 50 years passed away unexpectedly. With a house full of memories, and a life time of pictures, people, and children; Gordon wasn't able to move on and continue his life. Pulling a few strings Gordon packed up his bartending supplies and enlisted as a bartender aboard the USS Shiloh. The Shiloh allowed Gordon a chance to move on with his life, and continue to work at something he really enjoyed.

 

- Assigned Ensign, ACOps USS Cruiser
- Assigned Lt, Chief Operations Officer/2XO USS Cruiser
- PROMOTED to Lt.Commander
- Assigned First Officer USS Cruiser
- Assumed Command USS Cruiser
- PROMOTED to Commander
- Given Command of USS Freedom
- PROMOTED to Captain
- Assigned Task Group Commanding Office, TF42
- PROMOTED to Commodore
- Assigned command of Starbase 21
- Assigned Task Force 21 Commanding Officer
- PROMOTED to Rear Admiral
- Assigned StarFleet Command Director of Personnel
- Retired to Earth, 10 years
- Assigned Bartender, USS Shiloh after death of wife