A legend in the roller derby community is gone. How and why, I do not know. What I do know is that many are reeling from the news, myself included.
Hanna was known for big hits and a brilliant personality. I experienced her hits first hand as she sent me flying a number of times. Then she’d smile and make sure I wasn’t hurt.
I stumbled onto this clip on Youtube from 2012 and I think it shows Hanna as many knew her.
She was a force off the track too.
As a cofounder of the award-winning Top Shelf Distillers, she gave much to the surrounding Ottawa Valley community.
Hanna was a relatively petite woman and it was she who taught me that I could be mighty despite my size. I wouldn’t be the woman I am today if I hadn’t had the pleasure and the privilege of sharing the track with her.
I’m shocked. I’m sad. I’m upset I’ll never see her or speak to her again.
R.I.P. #10.
Rae-Rae
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