Obituary for Harold Alonzo Hancock
Harold Alonzo Hancock was born to Lonnie & Patsy Hancock September 15th,1976 in Stockton California. Harold took the 7th spot out of 9 children in total that were born to his parents. Due to difficulties during his birth, Harold was born with severe cerebral palsy, which left him in need and dependent on others to care for him. The Dr's over the years were not very optimistic when it came to how long they predicted Harold would live. We heard he wouldn't live past 1 year, then 5 years, then 8 years. What Dr's nor anyone could ever measure was Harold's fighting spirit. Nor his superhuman quantity of unconditional love and pure joy he carried inside of him that he shared so generously with all he came in contact with. Matched only by his love of food.
Harold was raised in Lancaster California by his family. During this time, Harold taught his family sacrifice, service, a giving and receiving of unconditional love. Having joy in the little things. Harold loved silly noises, loud noises. He loved a good air show, mainly for how loud and rumbly they were. In the summer of 1993 he was moved to Westside Regional Center in Inglewood, California. Here he was loved and cared for by a wonderful staff and his direct caregiver, Joy Alcid. Harold spent 21 years thriving, growing and learning there. Harold even earned his high school diploma through their special ed program.
In 2014, the family that ran Westside Regional Center was retiring and closing their homes. Harold was moved to Twin Falls, ID to be near his sister Geneva Monkress, who oversaw his care and had been making decisions in Harold's care all along. Once in Twin Falls, ID Harold was placed with Clearwater Care Center where the staff instantly fell in love with Harold's pure spirit and infectious laugh. The staff at Clearwater brought Harold's health and level of care to a whole new beneficial level. For the 1st time he was able to put on and maintain a healthy weight and spend more and more time in a walker giving him more strength in his lower body. With the amount of love and trust from his staff they could even get Harold to do some of the exercises he absolutely disliked. He begrudgingly did them most days for them.
Most people who saw Harold without knowing him would feel sorry for him due to how he looked and the fact he was so crippled by his disability. However anyone who met Harold, could see Harold didn't ever feel limited. To meet him was to love him. His smile made your day and he had a lot of them. There was nothing more wonderful than to get a smile and a laugh from Harold. Harold's smile and laugh was medicine for a bad mood and Harold knew who needed it too. His mischievousness and ability to play coy was legendary. Harold was a pure spirit. Harold just wanted to share his time with people he loved. Being outside, going for walks, and especially going for a ride would bring excitement to Harold's whole demeanor. You couldn't help but be excited right along with him. Harold made anyone working with him want to be a better person. It was as though working with him and being with him was a reward in and of itself.
To say Harold lived his life well is a gross understatement. Harold changed people. He changed their hearts. In doing so his impact on this world is immeasurable. Harold has had many challenges with his health. He was in and out of the hospital many times in his life. So many close calls when we thought he journey was coming to an end. Harold always seemed to bounce back and fight on his will to live was what legends are made of. If Harold's crippled body could have matched the will of his spirit, Harold would've lived forever. Ultimately it was his body that couldn't keep up with the demands of his spirit.
Harold passed in the early morning hours of July 28th, 2022 with family by his side. Harold was preceded in death by his Mother Patsy, his Father Lonnie (Weston), His Brother Richard Mooney, His Sister Dawn Hancock, Paternal Grandparents Carley & Phillip Calzada and Alonzo (Lonnie) Hancock Maternal Grandparents Harold & Jane Simpson. Harold is survived by His Siblings Weston Hancock, Meta Johnson, Marla Sarrels, Robert Upson, Geneva Monkress and Jess Hancock as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. His memory will also live on with the staff of Clearwater Care Center.
I have heard people say "Heaven gained an angel" when a loved one passes. In the case of Harold's passing I believe that to be 100% true. I believe Harold was always in charge of his life and destiny. He knew his mission. He came here with the words of Christ written into his heart and he lived those words and spread those words to all who met him. He was a missionary for human kind to bring those who met him back to their hearts. His essence was unconditional love. I know not one person who met Harold who wasn't changed by him for the better. He just made you want to be a better person. I could go on and on but to be honest there are no words that could ever do Harold justice. I will conclude with this. 'I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. but people will never forget how you made them feel', Maya Angelou. No one will ever forget how Harold made them feel. With Harold you felt pure love.
Harold was raised in Lancaster California by his family. During this time, Harold taught his family sacrifice, service, a giving and receiving of unconditional love. Having joy in the little things. Harold loved silly noises, loud noises. He loved a good air show, mainly for how loud and rumbly they were. In the summer of 1993 he was moved to Westside Regional Center in Inglewood, California. Here he was loved and cared for by a wonderful staff and his direct caregiver, Joy Alcid. Harold spent 21 years thriving, growing and learning there. Harold even earned his high school diploma through their special ed program.
In 2014, the family that ran Westside Regional Center was retiring and closing their homes. Harold was moved to Twin Falls, ID to be near his sister Geneva Monkress, who oversaw his care and had been making decisions in Harold's care all along. Once in Twin Falls, ID Harold was placed with Clearwater Care Center where the staff instantly fell in love with Harold's pure spirit and infectious laugh. The staff at Clearwater brought Harold's health and level of care to a whole new beneficial level. For the 1st time he was able to put on and maintain a healthy weight and spend more and more time in a walker giving him more strength in his lower body. With the amount of love and trust from his staff they could even get Harold to do some of the exercises he absolutely disliked. He begrudgingly did them most days for them.
Most people who saw Harold without knowing him would feel sorry for him due to how he looked and the fact he was so crippled by his disability. However anyone who met Harold, could see Harold didn't ever feel limited. To meet him was to love him. His smile made your day and he had a lot of them. There was nothing more wonderful than to get a smile and a laugh from Harold. Harold's smile and laugh was medicine for a bad mood and Harold knew who needed it too. His mischievousness and ability to play coy was legendary. Harold was a pure spirit. Harold just wanted to share his time with people he loved. Being outside, going for walks, and especially going for a ride would bring excitement to Harold's whole demeanor. You couldn't help but be excited right along with him. Harold made anyone working with him want to be a better person. It was as though working with him and being with him was a reward in and of itself.
To say Harold lived his life well is a gross understatement. Harold changed people. He changed their hearts. In doing so his impact on this world is immeasurable. Harold has had many challenges with his health. He was in and out of the hospital many times in his life. So many close calls when we thought he journey was coming to an end. Harold always seemed to bounce back and fight on his will to live was what legends are made of. If Harold's crippled body could have matched the will of his spirit, Harold would've lived forever. Ultimately it was his body that couldn't keep up with the demands of his spirit.
Harold passed in the early morning hours of July 28th, 2022 with family by his side. Harold was preceded in death by his Mother Patsy, his Father Lonnie (Weston), His Brother Richard Mooney, His Sister Dawn Hancock, Paternal Grandparents Carley & Phillip Calzada and Alonzo (Lonnie) Hancock Maternal Grandparents Harold & Jane Simpson. Harold is survived by His Siblings Weston Hancock, Meta Johnson, Marla Sarrels, Robert Upson, Geneva Monkress and Jess Hancock as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. His memory will also live on with the staff of Clearwater Care Center.
I have heard people say "Heaven gained an angel" when a loved one passes. In the case of Harold's passing I believe that to be 100% true. I believe Harold was always in charge of his life and destiny. He knew his mission. He came here with the words of Christ written into his heart and he lived those words and spread those words to all who met him. He was a missionary for human kind to bring those who met him back to their hearts. His essence was unconditional love. I know not one person who met Harold who wasn't changed by him for the better. He just made you want to be a better person. I could go on and on but to be honest there are no words that could ever do Harold justice. I will conclude with this. 'I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. but people will never forget how you made them feel', Maya Angelou. No one will ever forget how Harold made them feel. With Harold you felt pure love.