5. Summary

As I said on the home page, Hans was not a perfect man. His story is inspiring because of the sacrifice he showed as an ordinary man. I usually need to hold back a few tears each time I read about losing his father and the trials they faced coming to Utah, or the heartbreaking scene as he carried a man on his back while walking barefoot through cactus needles. I can imagine him riding the range with Porter Rockwell, or sitting around a campfire with a group of friendly Indians. And I can see him surrounded by his family in 1911, telling his story while his son-in-law transcribes. This is a man who thrived despite the first hand that life dealt him.

I have only included a fraction of his history; to document more would take a book. I hope to compile his whole history some day, for while attempts have been made in the past, everything that is known has not yet been put in one place. In the mean time the files sit on my computer waiting to be sorted.

I hope that you have found inspiration from this story as I have. Hans saved lives out of personal integrity. He documented his story to inspire the same integrity in others.