| 2 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
|---|
| 6 | 7 | | death of British Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) David Grafton |
|---|
| 7 | 8 | | Hannam on May 28, 2016, at the age of 75; and |
|---|
| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, David Hannam was born on April 29, 1941, in |
|---|
| 9 | 10 | | Sheffield, England, to Mary and Joseph Hannam; an active child, he |
|---|
| 10 | 11 | | loved adventure and counted swimming and rugby among his favorite |
|---|
| 11 | 12 | | pastimes; commissioned into the British Army at the age of 20, he |
|---|
| 12 | 13 | | served in Borneo and Hong Kong before returning to England, where he |
|---|
| 13 | 14 | | served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers before |
|---|
| 14 | 15 | | spending most of his career in the Royal Army Pay Corps; and |
|---|
| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hannam and his family lived on bases in England |
|---|
| 16 | 17 | | and Germany, and in the 1980s, he served as British Exchange Officer |
|---|
| 17 | 18 | | with the U.S. Army Finance Corps in Indianapolis, where he and his |
|---|
| 18 | 19 | | family made many close friends; following his return to England at |
|---|
| 19 | 20 | | the rank of lieutenant colonel, he served with the Ministry of |
|---|
| 20 | 21 | | Defense in Whitehall, the Parachute Regiment in Aldershot, and the |
|---|
| 21 | 22 | | Royal Army Pay Corps in Winchester before retiring; and |
|---|
| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, After his return to civilian life, Mr. Hannam helped |
|---|
| 23 | 24 | | to manage the British Army payroll contract for EDS, and in 2000, he |
|---|
| 24 | 25 | | and his wife moved to Texas to be close to their grandchildren; he |
|---|
| 25 | 26 | | worked for another 14 years with the Technology Department of the |
|---|
| 26 | 27 | | Frisco Independent School District, and he played an instrumental |
|---|
| 27 | 28 | | role in setting up the many new schools the district opened during |
|---|
| 28 | 29 | | that period to keep pace with the city's rapidly growing |
|---|
| 29 | 30 | | population; and |
|---|
| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Hannam enjoyed fine |
|---|
| 31 | 32 | | dining, traveling, and trains; he was handy with his toolbox and |
|---|
| 32 | 33 | | enjoyed working on cars, and after following Formula One racing for |
|---|
| 33 | 34 | | years, he learned to love NASCAR when he settled in Texas; most of |
|---|
| 34 | 35 | | all, he delighted in the time he spent with his wife of more than 50 |
|---|
| 35 | 36 | | years, Janet, his daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband, William |
|---|
| 36 | 37 | | David Hamilton, and his two grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin; a man |
|---|
| 37 | 38 | | of profound religious faith, he was a founding member of |
|---|
| 38 | 39 | | St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Frisco; and |
|---|
| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, David Hannam was cherished for the unfailing |
|---|
| 40 | 41 | | kindness, good humor, and purposefulness with which he lived his |
|---|
| 41 | 42 | | life, and those who were blessed to share in his love and affection |
|---|
| 42 | 43 | | will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
|---|
| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel |
|---|
| 45 | 46 | | (Ret.) David Hannam and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and |
|---|
| 46 | 47 | | many friends; and, be it further |
|---|
| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 48 | 49 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
|---|
| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David |
|---|
| 50 | 51 | | Grafton Hannam. |
|---|