Tania Hancock, a longtime sales
manager for Visit Anchorage, died at her home in Anchorage on June 20. Hancock
was 50 years old.
Born in Wiesbaden, Germany,
Hancock was raised in various U.S. West Coast cities before settling in
Fairbanks, Alaska, where she completed high school.
Her career in Alaska tourism
began as a bartender on Westours rail cars before she moved on to a 19-year
career with Visit Anchorage.
A service was held for Hancock
on June 28 at the Alaska Aviation Museum. Those who so desire can make memorial
donations in her memory to Make-A-Wish Alaska or the Alaska Chapter of the
American Red Cross.