George “Pat” Hanson, 72, of Dawsonville, died April 10, 2018. Pat was born March 8, 1946 in Portsmouth, Va. He was the oldest son of the late George and Dot Hanson. He grew up in Chamblee, Ga. and joined the Air Force in 1964. In 1966, he was stationed in Waco, Texas where he met Donna, his wife of 51 years. In 1967, he was deployed to the Philippines and sent to Vietnam, where he completed six different temporary duty assignments. In 1968, he was honorably discharged from the Air Force allowing him to move back to Chamblee and attend DeKalb Jr College.