Phillip Howard Hanceford, the conservation director for The Wilderness Society, an environmental attorney, musician, and conservationist, died in Denver.
Act, a federal bill that plans to safeguard more than 400,000 acres of wildlands along the Continental Divide, Thompson Divide and San Juan Mountains. A musician, Hanceford wrote and performed a song with colleagues and friends about CORE. A video was“Phil had an incredibly joyful, positive influence on all he touched,” the TWS said. “All of us at The Wilderness Society, and everyone who knew Phil, will forever remember his dogged determination, his deep expertise, and his kindness to others.
Hanceford was born Aug. 15, 1980, in Atlanta, Ga., the youngest of two children to Stephen Hanceford and Lee Dygert. While attending Appalachian State University, from which he graduated, Hanceford became deeply interested in Appalachia, bluegrass music and playing the mandolin. While attending law school in Boulder, Hanceford interned at TWS. He graduated in 2007 and joined the nonprofit organization as an attorney, becoming conservation director in the Denver office.
“Steve” Hanceford, of Berthoud, remembers his son as “a special guy who had a lot of friends and was a natural leader. He was joyful and passionate about people and the planet.”
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Phillip Hanceford, conservation director at The Wilderness Society, dies in DenverPhillip Howard Hanceford, conservation director at The Wilderness Society, an environmental attorney, conservationist and musician, died on Aug. 14 in Denver. He was 41.
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