He was also a member of the National Council for Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations and the Chicago Historical Society. He also worked for Democratic politicians including Senator Adlai E. Stevenson, III and former Vice-President and presidential candidate Walter Mondale. He died in his River Forest, Illinois home after a yearlong struggle with lung cancer and was survived by his mother and three siblings, and by his wife of 41 years Margaret "Marge" (Rybicki) Hansen.
He served on the National Council for Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, and the Chicago Historical Society. He worked for Democratic politicians including Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III and former Vice-President Walter Mondale. After a yearlong fight with lung cancer, he died in his River Forest, Illinois home, leaving behind his mother, three siblings, and wife Margaret "Marge" (Rybicki) Hansen.