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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of British Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) David Grafton |
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Hannam on May 28, 2016, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, David Hannam was born on April 29, 1941, in |
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Sheffield, England, to Mary and Joseph Hannam; an active child, he |
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loved adventure and counted swimming and rugby among his favorite |
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pastimes; commissioned into the British Army at the age of 20, he |
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served in Borneo and Hong Kong before returning to England, where he |
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served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers before |
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spending most of his career in the Royal Army Pay Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hannam and his family lived on bases in England |
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and Germany, and in the 1980s, he served as British Exchange Officer |
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with the U.S. Army Finance Corps in Indianapolis, where he and his |
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family made many close friends; following his return to England at |
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the rank of lieutenant colonel, he served with the Ministry of |
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Defense in Whitehall, the Parachute Regiment in Aldershot, and the |
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Royal Army Pay Corps in Winchester before retiring; and |
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WHEREAS, After his return to civilian life, Mr. Hannam helped |
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to manage the British Army payroll contract for EDS, and in 2000, he |
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and his wife moved to Texas to be close to their grandchildren; he |
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worked for another 14 years with the Technology Department of the |
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Frisco Independent School District, and he played an instrumental |
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role in setting up the many new schools the district opened during |
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that period to keep pace with the city's rapidly growing |
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population; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Hannam enjoyed fine |
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dining, traveling, and trains; he was handy with his toolbox and |
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enjoyed working on cars, and after following Formula One racing for |
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years, he learned to love NASCAR when he settled in Texas; most of |
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all, he delighted in the time he spent with his wife of more than 50 |
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years, Janet, his daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband, William |
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David Hamilton, and his two grandsons, Maxwell and Benjamin; a man |
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of profound religious faith, he was a founding member of |
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St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Frisco; and |
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WHEREAS, David Hannam was cherished for the unfailing |
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kindness, good humor, and purposefulness with which he lived his |
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life, and those who were blessed to share in his love and affection |
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will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel |
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(Ret.) David Hannam and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David |
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Grafton Hannam. |
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Fallon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2684 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 29, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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