Victor Davis Hanson’s daughter dies

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Susannah “Suzy” Hanson, daughter of military historian and Distinguished Visiting Professor of History Victor Davis Hanson, died last Thursday in Los Angeles after a brief illness. She was 27.
“She was a wonderful girl, and the apple of the eye of her great father, whom she adored,” President Larry Arnn wrote to the Collegian last night. “And we all grieve with him and pray for him.”
Susannah Hanson was born in Selma, California, on Dec. 31, 1986. Her father described her life as “wonderful though often hectic.”
“’Suzy’ was beloved by anyone who encountered her infectious laugh and her zeal for life and adventure,” Victor Davis Hanson said in the obituary he wrote for his daughter.
Susannah Hanson worked at the University of Southern California as a research analyst and biographer. One part of her job was to assist with fundraising efforts for USC’s graduate operations, especially their medical school. When not working at USC, she also helped her dad run his historical tours in Europe.
Victor Davis Hanson, who is a fellow at the Hoover Institute and frequently writes for National Review and other publications, teaches a three-week seminar class at Hillsdale College every fall semester.
“Victor Davis Hanson made me realize the gravity and the dignity of human life and I can’t imagine the pain that he’d be experiencing right now with the passing of his daughter,” said senior Rebecca Robison, who also took Victor Davis Hanson’s class in September.
Senior Kate Bock took Victor Davis Hanson’s class this semester as well.
“In my short time as a student of Dr. Hanson, I found him to be a man of great character and intellect,” she said in an email. “I truly enjoyed getting to know him as a professor and my thoughts are with him and his family during this incredibly difficult time.”
Remembrances may be sent to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at 340 W. Fallbrook Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.