After graduating from Granite High School, I served in the Army Reserve training at Fort Ord, California for six months active duty. I then served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Taiwan where I served for two-and-a-half years learning the Mandarin Chinese language.  Following my mission, I went to work for the Mountain Bell Telephone Company in Salt Lake City, then worked at Hill Air force base for five years. We moved to Astoria, Oregon where I learned the painting business from an uncle and painted historic homes.  While in Astoria I was a member of the Astoria Historic Restoration Committee.  I started my own painting business there.   In 1978 we moved to St. George (Ivins, Utah) and have lived here ever since. My business, Dennis Hancey Painting, Inc., has painted the St. George Temple interior and exterior for over 30 years. We have painted many LDS church buildings and Stake centers, schools, banks, markets, and many other commercial buildings as well as houses.  One interesting note, I was hired as 2nd Unit Painter for the Hollywood James Bond movie "Octopussy". I painted the airplane that they crashed over the Hurricane Mesa, along with other props. It was a fun experience.

I married a wonderful women, Phyllis Anderson, and we have 5 children, 15 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. We have been married for 44 years. I have always been active in the LDS church and served in many teaching and leadership positions.  I belong to the Southern Utah Heritage choir and have been on tours with them to England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, China, Washington D.C., and several other places in the U.S. We are planning a trip to Ireland with the choir in 2013.