H.R. No. 2684
R E S O L U T I O N
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
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House