Charles Herman Hansen, 85, of Sulphur passed away on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Charles was born on Feb. 13, 1936 in Lake Charles.
Charles graduated from LaGrange High School in 1954 and married the love of his life, Olive Faye Hoffpauir on Feb. 18, 1956. Charles went on to play football at Tulane University where he graduated in 1958 and began his coaching career at Pineville High School in 1962. In 1964, he decided to pursue his master’s degree at McNeese State University while remaining a member of its coaching staff. In 1965, he transferred to Marion High School as head coach and remained there until 1970. He then went on to Westlake High School as Head Coach. His first administrative position came in 1974 as an assistant principal at LeBlanc Middle School. In 1978, he took an assistant principal position at W. W. Lewis Middle School. He remained at W. W. Lewis, assuming the principal’s position in 1980 until his retirement.