[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6132-6133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL A. HANNA

  Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I have sought recognition today to 
speak about Michael A. Hanna, who passed away on April 2, 2008.
  Mr. Hanna was born July 1, 1952, in Oakland, MD to former county 
Democratic chairman and district attorney Michael A. Hanna and Eliza 
Jane Gibson Hanna of Monongahela. He spent time working on Capitol Hill 
and had the distinction of serving as the youngest U.S. House of 
Representatives page in the history of the program. He also served as a 
personal assistant to former Speaker of the House John W. McCormick.
  An author and producer, Mr. Hanna graduated from Washington & 
Jefferson College and attended Duquesne Law School. Although perhaps 
best known for the animated series ``Rockin' at the Rim'' and authoring 
the book ``Cuba: Fire Island,'' his professional experience extended a 
good deal further. He served as a special envoy to the country of Haiti 
and traveled extensively in various professional capacities throughout 
Europe and the Middle East.
  Mr. Hanna is survived by his mother and brother, Mark Hanna, as well 
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Mark's wife Ashley and their son Michael. On their behalf, I would like 
to recognize and honor Michael A. Hanna's life and work.

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