Hannon

On January 11, 2004, KATHERINEMARGARET HANNON (nee Toth); beloved wife of Paul A. "Mike" Hannon; devoted mother of Paul F. Hannon, Robert L. Hannon, Michele H. Kesler, and Leonita M. Cutright. Also survived by six grandchildren. Funeral from the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex, at Route 702 (beltway exit 36), on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Clare Church at 10 a.m. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Visitation on Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

An Annapolis-based financier of clean energy infrastructure amended its plans to sell stock to the public, more than doubling its target to $250 million. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc., which provides debt and equity financing for solar, geothermal and other energy efficiency projects, filed the amendment earlier this month. The company filed plans in Feb. 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $100 million initial public offering. The company now plans to offer 13.3 million shares of common stock for $14 to $16 per share.

On March 9, 2004, SHIRLEY J. HANNON (nee Johnson); beloved wife of the late Clark Frederick Hannon; devoted mother of Clark Jeffrey Hannon and his wife Suzanne, and Nanci Hannon-Hendricks and her husband Douglass; loving grandmother of Jessica Hannon and Stephen Hendricks. Arrangements by the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc.

Francis Xavier "Boots" Hannon Sr., who fought in Normandy, France, during World War II and drove a streetcar for many years, died of pneumonia at St. Agnes Hospital on Wednesday. The Catonsville resident was 91. Mr. Hannon, who grew up with his 12 siblings in Irvington, served in the Army's 8th Infantry Division, 8th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop and saw battle in Normandy, Central Europe and the Rhineland. After returning from the war, Mr. Hannon drove a streetcar along the No. 8 line between Baltimore and Catonsville.

On April 7, 2004 RONALD P.; beloved husband of Anne E. Hannon (nee Gardiner); devoted father of Mark J. Hannon and Kathleen P. Sauerhoff; loving son of Mary P. Heaney of New York; brother of Barry D. Heaney of Walden, NY; father-in-law of Elsie Hannon; grandfather of John Regan, III, Mark and Mitchell Belcher Family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Rd. (Pasadena) Sunday and Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Requiem Mass in St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church, 3823 Second St., Brooklyn Park, MD on Tuesday at 9 A.M. Interment in GLen Haven Memorial Park.

Shortly before he left Baltimore County government eight years ago, Robert L. Hannon put together a deal that was supposed to turn 400 acres of Sparrows Point land donated by Bethlehem Steel Corp. into a business park.Now he'll get a chance to finish the job.Mr. Hannon has been named economic development director by County Executive C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger III. It will be Mr. Hannon's second time around in the critical post.Currently executive vice president of the Baltimore Development Corp.

For the second time in three years, the Maryland State Police Alumni Association has selected a trooper from the Westminster barracks -- the state's largest -- as its 1997 Trooper of the Year.Tfc. Chris Hannon, 36, who works road patrol in Carroll County, also is one of 12 finalists for the agency's 1997 Trooper of the Year award, which will be presented next month.Hannon's involvement in making arrests in several high-profile cases, including a double homicide in Hampstead, and his performance in day-to-day burglary and theft investigations earned him the alumni association's top award.

Robert L. Hannon, who played a major role in attracting thousands of jobs to Baltimore County and in efforts to revitalize Essex and Middle River, said yesterday that he has resigned from his post as the county's economic development director. He is the second county department head to resign since James T. Smith Jr. took over as county executive, but unlike former Parks and Recreation director John F. Weber III, Hannon made clear that his departure is entirely voluntary. "This is an honest-to-God resignation," Hannon said.

In the late 1940s, the B&O Railroad stopped service in Ellicott City. And by the 1950s, many businesses had moved from Main Street to U.S. 40, leaving the historic town lined with empty storefronts. Jean Hannon changed that. Beginning with her "Paint Ellicott City" campaign in the early 1960s, Hannon has devoted her life to preserving Howard County's history and heritage. "When I first came to the county in the [early] '60s, businesses were closing down," said Joetta Cramm, a member of Preservation Howard County.

On Palm Sunday morning, the Rev. Jim Hannon awoke at 5:30, prayed and then exercised on a treadmill for 20 minutes. By 7:30, the priest was set for a day of ministry in Western Maryland. That's when the real workout began. The 55-year-old Hannon pastors six churches in Allegany and Garrett counties, the result of a priest shortage that the Archdiocese of Baltimore faces in Maryland's westernmost jurisdictions. The number of priests in the region, on the decline for years, has dwindled further since 2004, from 14 to 10. As Catholic churches throughout the world celebrate Holy Week, the sacred - and busy - period on the Christian liturgical calendar, Hannon's road-warrior routine has become even more frenetic.

Jean O. Hannon, a longtime Howard County preservationist who played a major role in the revitalization of Ellicott City and the establishment of its historic district in the mid-1970s, died Oct. 27 at St. Agnes Hospital of complications from a fall at her home. She was 82. "I like things that are old," Mrs. Hannon told The Sun when she stepped down in 1994 after serving on Howard County's Historic District Commission for eight years. "If you don't know what's happened before, you don't know what's going to happen in the future."

Anne Arundel County officials have taken steps to shore up the struggling Chesapeake Innovation Center, the nation's first homeland security incubator, slashing its quarters and securing some funding. The CIC will shrink to 5,400 square feet, one-fifth of its current space at its Admiral Cochrane Drive location in Annapolis, under terms of a new lease signed by the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. It also secured $75,000 in funding from sponsor ARINC Inc. and renewed a technology-sharing agreement with the National Security Agency, a highly valued partner.

Robert L. Hannon, a top business official in the Ehrlich administration, has been selected by Anne Arundel County Executive-elect John R. Leopold to run the county's economic development arm. Leopold's appointment Wednesday of Hannon, 60, as president and chief executive of the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. came a day after Aaron J. Greenfield, who has headed the quasi-governmental agency, was tapped to be chief of staff to Howard County Executive-elect Ken Ulman. An Annapolis resident, Hannon said he would run the agency on a full-time basis starting next month.

In the late 1940s, the B&O Railroad stopped service in Ellicott City. And by the 1950s, many businesses had moved from Main Street to U.S. 40, leaving the historic town lined with empty storefronts. Jean Hannon changed that. Beginning with her "Paint Ellicott City" campaign in the early 1960s, Hannon has devoted her life to preserving Howard County's history and heritage. "When I first came to the county in the [early] '60s, businesses were closing down," said Joetta Cramm, a member of Preservation Howard County.

On July 4, 2006, JAMES BARRY RYAN; devoted father of Michael J. Ryan and wife Silvia Solano Ryan ; beloved brother of Terrence Hannon of Buffalo, NY, Faith Hannon of Thurmont, MD and Mark Hannon of Baltimore; loving son of the late Dr. James and Mary Ryan and Step-father Jerrold Hannon; former husband of Mary Ann Ryan; also survived by many loving relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, on Wednesday 9:30 A.M, Interment Crownsville Veterans Cemetery.

On January 22, 2006 LOUISE K. BERGER (nee Krespach) beloved wife of the late Ernest A. Berger, devoted mother of Beverly B. Hannon, and Ernest Andrew Berger Jr., loving grandmother of Christina Louise Hannon, Christian Andrew Hannon, Brian Andrew Berger and Kevin Andrew Berger, dear sister of Evelyn Knox and her husband Jacques, also survived by a host of nieces, nephews and in-laws. Service and interment private. The family suggest memorial contributions, in her name to Hospice of Baltimore-Gilchrist Center, 6601 N. Charles St., Towson, MD 21204.