Bill Text: TX HR2684 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of British Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) David Grafton Hannam of Carrollton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2684 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2684-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2684 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
death of British Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) David Grafton | ||
Hannam on May 28, 2016, at the age of 75; and | ||
WHEREAS, David Hannam was born on April 29, 1941, in | ||
Sheffield, England, to Mary and Joseph Hannam; an active child, he | ||
loved adventure and counted swimming and rugby among his favorite | ||
pastimes; commissioned into the British Army at the age of 20, he | ||
served in Borneo and Hong Kong before returning to England, where he | ||
served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers before | ||
spending most of his career in the Royal Army Pay Corps; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Hannam and his family lived on bases in England | ||
and Germany, and in the 1980s, he served as British Exchange Officer | ||
with the U.S. Army Finance Corps in Indianapolis, where he and his | ||
family made many close friends; following his return to England at | ||
the rank of lieutenant colonel, he served with the Ministry of | ||
Defense in Whitehall, the Parachute Regiment in Aldershot, and the | ||
Royal Army Pay Corps in Winchester before retiring; and | ||
WHEREAS, After his return to civilian life, Mr. Hannam helped | ||
to manage the British Army payroll contract for EDS, and in 2000, he | ||
and his wife moved to Texas to be close to their grandchildren; he | ||
worked for another 14 years with the Technology Department of the | ||
Frisco Independent School District, and he played an instrumental | ||
role in setting up the many new schools the district opened during | ||
that period to keep pace with the city's rapidly growing | ||
population; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Hannam enjoyed fine | ||
dining, traveling, and trains; he was handy with his toolbox and | ||
enjoyed working on cars, and after following Formula One racing for | ||
years, he learned to love NASCAR when he settled in Texas; most of | ||
all, he delighted in the time he spent with his wife of more than 50 | ||
years, Janet, his daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband, William | ||
David Hamilton, and his two grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin; a man | ||
of profound religious faith, he was a founding member of | ||
St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Frisco; and | ||
WHEREAS, David Hannam was cherished for the unfailing | ||
kindness, good humor, and purposefulness with which he lived his | ||
life, and those who were blessed to share in his love and affection | ||
will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel | ||
(Ret.) David Hannam and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and | ||
many friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David | ||
Grafton Hannam. | ||
Fallon | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2684 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||