Basic Information
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Name (as requested) | Vicky Askew |
| Birth name | Victoria Hanner |
| Date of birth | July 11, 1920 |
| Place of birth | Florence, South Carolina (raised in Sanford / East Sanford, North Carolina) |
| Date of death | January 20, 2022 |
| Age at death | 101 years |
| Known for | Mother of Vincent K. “Vince” McMahon; community figure and avid tennis enthusiast |
| Spouses / partners | Vincent J. McMahon (first husband), later Harold Askew |
| Children | Roderick (Rod) McMahon II (b. 1943, d. Jan 2021), Vincent K. McMahon (b. 1945) |
| Parents | Orpheus William Hanner and Victoria Kennedy Hanner |
| Public profile | Obituaries, community features, and family remembrances |
Life, Family, and the Shape of a Story
I like to think of lives as rooms full of light and echoes; Vicky Askew’s room was long, warm, and threaded with tennis strings. Born Victoria Hanner on July 11, 1920, she entered a century that would bend around her—from the Roaring Twenties to the social-media roar that announced many family milestones. She lived 101 years and, in those years, threaded together a family that would come to the attention of millions, while she herself remained quietly rooted in community and court.
Her family reads like the outline of a household that found its way into the spotlight. Her parents, Orpheus William Hanner and Victoria Kennedy Hanner, raised her in the Southeast; she married Vincent J. McMahon and became mother to two sons: Roderick (Rod) McMahon II, born in 1943 (who passed away in January 2021), and Vincent K. McMahon, born in 1945, who rose to prominence as a wrestling promoter. Later in life she married Harold Askew, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, who predeceased her in 2010. Across that list are births, deaths, marriages—numbers that map a family arc: 1920 → 1943 → 1945 → 2010 → 2021 → 2022.
To introduce the family in punchy, human terms:
| Family Member | Relationship to Vicky Askew | A line to remember them by |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent K. “Vince” McMahon | Son | The high-profile wrestling promoter who became a household name; Vicky is his mother. |
| Roderick (Rod) McMahon II | Son | Older son (b. 1943), who predeceased Vicky in January 2021. |
| Vincent J. McMahon | First husband / father of her sons | The earlier generation’s promoter and patriarchal presence in the family. |
| Harold Askew | Later husband | U.S. Marine veteran and Vicky’s partner in later life (died 2010). |
| Orpheus William Hanner & Victoria Kennedy Hanner | Parents | The Hanner family roots in the American South. |
| Stephanie McMahon & Shane McMahon | Grandchildren | Part of the extended public family that are Vicky’s grandchildren through Vince. |
When you stand on the outside looking in, it’s tempting to reduce Vicky to “mother of” — but that shorthand misses shape and texture. She outlived a century and left traces: grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends, club memberships, and a reputation as a spry tennis lover who could make a small-town court feel like a stage.
Career, Community Life, and What She Liked to Do
If you measure life by résumés, Vicky’s one-line public résumé would be modest — she wasn’t a corporate CEO or a media personality in her own right. But if you measure life by the people she touched, by the way a tennis court can become a community’s living room, then her career was community-building.
- Tennis was a through-line. She was known as an avid tennis player and supporter of local tennis initiatives—someone whose name and efforts carried more local weight than trending headlines. I picture her at the net, every match a small, tidy drama: volley, smile, handshake.
- Community and family were her projects. In interviews and tributes she’s described as present, warm, and engaged — the kind of matriarch who anchors calendars and memories, quietly influential and steady.
- Public-facing roles: primarily philanthropic or honorary, not corporate. She appears in obituaries, community features, and family remembrances rather than business directories.
Numbers matter here in a different sense: a century lived (101 years), two children who formed the next generation (sons born 1943 and 1945), and the decades bridging family stories and public attention.
Net Worth and Public Financial Profile
I say this plainly: there is no reliable public estimate of a personal net worth for Vicky Askew. Public valuations and financial narratives in the family are overwhelmingly associated with her son, Vincent K. McMahon, not with Vicky herself. Her public profile centers on family, community, and longevity—not on financial disclosures or celebrity-level wealth reporting.
Public Mentions, Media Moments, and the Social Echo
Her passing on January 20, 2022, at age 101, produced the kind of coverage reserved for people who are loved more than famous: obituaries, remembrance pieces, and fan posts noting the human side of a family whose loudest public voice belongs to Vince. Social media threads and wrestling community boards remembered her as a family figure; mainstream coverage tended to place her in context—mother, centenarian, tennis lover—rather than make her a story of scandal or spectacle.
It’s worth noting the difference between being a character in someone else’s headline and being a person with a full inner life. Vicky’s press footprint is small, tasteful, and mostly memorial: birthday notes, centennial mentions, and respectful obituaries. In that sense, her public persona was low-key—more human document than marquee act.
Timeline (selected dates and numbers)
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Born July 11 (Victoria Hanner) |
| 1943 | Birth of son Roderick (Rod) McMahon II |
| 1945 | Birth of son Vincent K. McMahon |
| 2010 | Death of Harold Askew (later husband) |
| Jan 2021 | Death of son Roderick (Rod) McMahon II |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Vicky Askew dies at age 101 |
FAQ
Who was Vicky Askew?
I knew her, through research and through the quiet lines left in public records: a centenarian matriarch, tennis enthusiast, and mother to Vince McMahon and Roderick McMahon II.
When was she born and when did she die?
She was born July 11, 1920, and died January 20, 2022, at the age of 101.
Who are her children?
Her sons were Roderick (Rod) McMahon II (born 1943, died Jan 2021) and Vincent K. McMahon (born 1945).
Was she married to Vincent J. McMahon?
Yes; Vincent J. McMahon was her first husband and the father of her sons, and she later married Harold Askew.
Did Vicky Askew have a public career or large net worth?
No public career of corporate note is recorded for her, and there is no reliable public estimate of personal net worth attributed to her.
How is she remembered in public mentions?
She’s remembered primarily through obituaries and community features as a warm, community-minded figure and an avid tennis player.
Are Stephanie and Shane McMahon her grandchildren?
Yes — they are grandchildren through her son Vince McMahon and part of the extended family tree.
Did she live to be a centenarian?
Yes — she lived to 101 years old, marking a life that spanned most of the 20th century and two decades into the 21st.
