[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14050]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ROSS ERWIN HANNA

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 1, 2014

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, it brings me sadness and honor to pay 
final tribute to Ross Erwin Hanna. Ross passed peacefully on Tuesday, 
June 10, 2014 after 91 years of life well lived.
  Ross was born in San Francisco, CA, on October 20, 1922 as the 
youngest of six children to Tom and Wanda Hanna. Ross grew up in the 
Alhambra Valley with his four brothers and sister. Ross spent his 
childhood roaming the hills around his home and enjoyed spending 
summers in the Sierras. Ross's love of the outdoors was a legacy from 
his grandfather, naturalist John Muir.
  Soon after graduating from Alhambra High School in Martinez, Pearl 
Harbor was bombed and Ross enlisted in the California Coast Guard where 
he served in numerous landings in the South Pacific. WWII sent him to 
the Pacific for four years, but built friendships that continued to 
grow for seven decades.
  After the war, he went to Stockton, CA to attend the College of the 
Pacific (now University of the Pacific) where he graduated with a 
degree in business, and was a fraternity man at Alpha Kappa Phi 
Fraternity. Music was a major part of Ross's life and he led the Ross 
Hanna Orchestra during college. There Ross met a young Gladys Ann 
Stoeven who would later become his bride. Ross and Gladys married in 
San Mateo, CA in June of 1948.
  Over the next 66 years the two of them had much to celebrate. A year 
to the day after they were married, they welcomed their first son, Hal. 
They moved to Dixon soon after his birth and two years later welcomed 
son Michael. Four years after their two boys, they welcomed a sweet 
daughter, Lynne. Ross and Gladys enjoyed raising their children in 
Dixon.
  Ross imparted his love for nature to all of his children and 
grandchildren. Pack trips in the mountains, fishing in streams and 
lakes, hiking and enjoying nature are all a part of their memories. 
Ross left this life to join his parents Tom and Wanda Hanna, brothers 
Strent, John, Dick and Bob, his sister Jean and numerous family and 
friends who have gone before him. Ross is survived by his loving wife 
Gladys of 66 years; son Hal and wife Kathleen, son Michael Muir and 
daughter Lynne Hanna-Lincoln; grandchildren Tim Hanna and wife Jamie, 
Liz Fuller and husband James, Allison Theubet and husband Jerry and 
Mei-Lin Hanna. Ross lived to see eight great-grandchildren join his 
family; Kilian, Stephen, Natalie, Timmy, Gabby and Kolbe Theubet and 
Ross and Matthew Fuller. Ross will be missed by immeasurable friends 
and family members, but his love and music will play in their hearts 
forever.

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