Friends and colleagues are mourning the passing of Cassie Hansen, the first town clerk of Fountain Hills, who died Jan. 31, 2026.
Hansen was the first town clerk and first town employee of Fountain Hills in 1990, according to an obituary written by MCO Realty CEO Michael D. Gant, who worked with Hansen when both were at MCO.
In that time period she was town clerk, Hansen was also the director of administrative services for the town for 13 years. Hansen helped act as a liaison and administrative coordinator for a multitude of several major civic projects such as the Fountain Hills Library, Community Center, Museum, the relocation of the Senior Center and more. Hansen also spent time on the town council as vice mayor.
