Dorothy Quail Hanson, 76, passed away peacefully at home in Albuquerque, NM on September5,2011. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday, September 24 at 10:00 A.M. at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, SD. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Please visit the online guestbook for Dorothy at www.eidsnessfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, Dorothy's family has requested memorial gifts be directed to the South Dakota State University Marching Band. Dorothy (Quail) Hanson was born November29,1934, to Calvin and Mary (Telkamp) Quail, in Brookings,SD. She was raised in Brookings where she graduated from Brookings High School and South Dakota State University. Dorothy was active in women's athletics and the South Dakota State Marching Band. During her college years, she enjoyed golfing at the Brookings Country Club where she was a club champion in 1955. Dorothy, a lifelong educator, began her teaching career in Mesa, AZ. During those years, she earned her Master of Education degree from Arizona State University. In 1963, Dorothy moved to Albuquerque, NM where she taught business and physical education in the Albuquerque Public School system until her retirement in 1998. She played bridge and participated in league bowling with her fellow teachers and was active in square dancing. She enjoyed spending time with her parents and family at their cabin on Lake Poinsett in SD. She was a loyal follower of SDSU athletics and the band. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Calvin and Mary Quail; grandparents; niece, Mary Quail. She is survived by her daughter Jane (David) Scott, of Spokane, WA; grandsons, Dan Scott and Kurtis Scott of Kennewick, WA; brothers Duane (Harriet) Quail, Goodyear, AZ; Don (Janette) Quail, Sioux Falls, SD; sister Janice (Alan) Peterson, San Jose, CA; and six nephews.