Paul Matthew Hanold

Paul Matthew Hanold born August 22, 1954, in Royal Oak, Michigan (suburb of Detroit) to the union of Cecil Frederick and Dorothy Margaret Hanold. The family moved to Iron River Michigan when Paul was an infant. Paul grew up in Iron River and attended the West Iron County Schools. Paul loved to swim in the lakes in Iron River and had many friends growing up. Paul was number 5 of 6 children. They grew up in an old farm home and the family had dogs while growing up. Paul always loved dogs as did the rest of the family. He graduated from West Iron County High School in 1972 and moved to Milwaukee for a brief period. Leaving Milwaukee, he then attended college in Marquette Michigan. In 1974 he moved to South Minneapolis living with his brother Bob and sister-in-law Theresa. While living with Bob and Theresa he attended school at Brown Institute where he graduated from 1977. He met Marlene Hellerstedt in 1974 while living in Minneapolis. They later married October of 1977. He and Marlene lived in Minneapolis off 15th and Lake in a small apartment. During that time, he finished college and worked in the evening. Upon graduation he worked at Control Data, a few other odd jobs and started his career with Sperry Univac which later merged into Unisys. Paul and Marlene moved to Eagan Minnesota a suburb of the Twin Cities into a town home. On August 26, 1982 they had their first child, Carla Adelle Hanold followed by a second child March 30, 1985, Andrew Paul Hanold. In 1986 the family built a new home in Apple Valley Minnesota and moved. During his time living in Eagan and Apple Valley, Paul enjoyed his work at Sperry, had many friends and enjoyed playing basketball. While living in Apple Valley, Sperry closed the plant and Paul was given the opportunity to move with the company. The options were San Diego California or Pueblo Colorado. They decided Pueblo was the place. Paul moved to Pueblo first living on the Southside off Royal Crest in the townhomes. While Marlene, Carla and Andy remained in Minnesota to sell the house. In the late 1980’s the new home in Pueblo West was built; it was a big adjustment. During this time it was discovered Andy was developmentally delayed. There had been concern while still in the Twin Cities area however as Andy aged it progressed. It became more evident after the move. Right about the same time Paul and Marlene learned they were expecting. Erika Elizabeth Hanold was born May 21, 1990 in Pueblo. During those first few years in Pueblo he enjoyed working at the Unisys plant out east of Pueblo. He had many friends and enjoyed company get togethers. He and Marlene planted many successful vegetables gardens, built a clubhouse for the kids, planted multiple trees, enjoyed riding the Honda three wheeler, and playing Horse at the basketball hoop in the yard with Carla and Andy. During the 2000’s Paul went back and forth between Pueblo, the Twin Cities, Plymouth Massachusetts, and Colorado Springs. After Unisys closed in Pueblo Paul worked at Atmel in Colorado Springs, QualMed until they closed, Pueblo Winntronic, District 60, BF Goodrich, Johnson & Johnson and lastly Empirical Technologies Corp in Colorado Springs. Paul is preceded in death by his parents, Cecil Frederick and Dorothy Margaret Hanold; grandparents from both his father and mother’s side; brother-in-laws, Mark Hellerstedt and Matt Deal; father-in-law, Jerome “Jerry” Hellerstedt; brother, Bob Hanold; sister-in-law, Theresa Hanold; nephew, Donald Hanold; and most recently his grand puppy, Dewy. Survived by children, Carla Adelle (Seth) Hanold-Dolan, Andrew Paul Hanold and Erika Elizabeth Hanold; former wife and mother of his children, Marlene Hanold; siblings, Gary (Gwen) Hanold, Sandy (Frank) Phillips, Gus (Karen) Hanold, and Ruth Deal; former sister-in-law, Carol Hanold; former mother-in-law, Erika Hellerstedt; and former sister-in-law, Monica (Gary) Stokvis. Paul is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews on the Hanold side who all adored him, he was the “cool Uncle” while they were growing up in Michigan. In his younger years he enjoyed spending time with all his childhood friends and while living in the Twin Cities as a young man he continued those childhood relationships well into adulthood. He enjoyed swimming, riding bikes, playing frisbee and basketball. He loved the Chicago Bears and Bulls, Greenbay Packers and the Minnesota Twins. During the 80’s he loved watching Larry Bird and Kirby Puckett and in 90’s he loved watching Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman. If the Bears were playing you always knew what he was doing. Paul had amazing taste in music, he was the biggest Doors fan and they were his favorite hands down. Other favorites included: Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, The Talking Heads, Nirvana, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Moody Blues, The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Crosby Stills Nash &Young, Fine Young Cannibals, and he loved Mariah Carey’s voice, not really her music. He loved classic movies with Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood and classy beautiful woman. He remembers seeing color tv for the first time when he watched the Wizard of Oz. He watched probably every single Twilight Zone, Rocky and Bullwinkle and Alfred Hitchcock shows and movies made. But none of those shows compared to his favorite show ever produced and was a die hard fan till the end and that was Star Trek. He watched Star Trek from the beginning in 1966. During his college years he and his friends were Saturday Night Live fans, enjoying all the originals cast members. He also enjoyed history, playing the Texas Instrument Gaming System with his kids when they were little; cooking; playing horse with Carla and Andy and he taught all three of his kids how to swim. He taught Carla how to ride a bike and drive a manual transmission. The hard thing about obituaries is it is impossible to sum up someone’s life, interests, actives and memories. Paul was a lot of things. These last 20 years were hard, really hard. It’s over now. May he be at peace, finally, may he be free. If Paul has it his way he is in the stars. He would say “Beam me up, Scotty.” Paul will be laid to rest at a Private Graveside Service, Friday, October 29, 2021 at Roselawn Cemetery, 1706 Roselawn Road, Pueblo, CO, times are not listed. WISH PEACE UPON HIM. A Cut of the Lyrics from Nine Inch Nails song “Only” I'm becoming less defined as days go by Fading away And well you might say I'm losing focus Kinda drifting into the abstract in terms of how I see myself Sometimes I think I can see right through myself Sometimes I think I can see right through myself Sometimes I can see right through myself Less concerned about fitting into the world Your world that is 'Cause it doesn't really matter anymore (No it doesn't really matter anymore) No it doesn't really matter anymore None of this really matters anymore Yes I am alone but then again I always was As far back as I can tell I think maybe it's because Because you were never really real to begin with I just made you up to hurt myself… This Little Card with a Poem on it was in his wallet at the time of his death: Nothing Will Change My Love for You Leaves may change from green to gold, The sky from blue to gray, A summer’s afternoon becomes a sparkling winter day, People change, And places change, And times keep changing, too, But one thing always stays the same- The love I feel for you. Emily Matthews

Paul Matthew Hanold

August 22, 1954 - October 22, 2021