Married Irene (England) Lavine, May 30, 1931, Rye, New Hampshire.
George ''Pappy'' Hannon Sr., Portland's last trolley car operator, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Portland.
Mr. Hannon, 84, was a longtime resident of Portland and Thompson Lake in Casco. He was born in Palermo, a son of Ernest and Ida Harris Hannon. Mr. Hannon worked in yarn mills in Limerick and Sanford during the Depression.
''He had five children during the Depression. It was a struggle for him, but I think that is why he always appreciated having a job,'' said a son, Ernest Hannon of Wayne.
''He used to talk about picking apples in Limington for a dollar a day. One time he was paid with a pig for picking apples. Those were the types of things that people did to get through the Depresssion.''
Mr. Hannon lived on Washington Avenue in Portland for several years, as well as on Douglas and Huntress streets.
For a number of years he worked as a trolley car operator in Portland. He drove the city's last trolley in the Riverton area.
After the trolley cars were discontinued, he went to work as a bus driver for Portland Coach Company. In 1990, he became the first 50-year member of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
After retiring from Portland Coach, he went into business with another son, George Hannon Jr. of Casco, as a home builder and carpenter. Their company, Hannon and Hannon, was based in Gorham for a number of years. They specialized in custom-built homes.
Mr. Hannon's health forced him to retire from the home building trade, and he went to work for Brown's Mobil, a service station on Route 302 in Raymond, where he worked for a number of years.
''Pappy always liked people and he liked the gas station because he got to meet people,'' George Jr. said. ''He was just the type of person that it took a lot to keep him down. He liked keeping busy. He would work for nothing.''
Few people called him George. George Jr. said he liked the nickname Pappy so much that he purchased a state vanity license plate - ''I Pappy'' - because Pappy was already taken.
The nickname, his son said, was given to him a number of years ago by a former bowling league competitor. ''It stuck, but I couldn't explain why,'' he said.
Mr. Hannon bowled in a league in Casco and enjoyed playing cards, particularly poker. He also enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid hunter and liked to fish.
''He loved people, but he was too easygoing. He never got mad. In my whole life I saw him get mad just once,'' George Jr. added.
His daughter-in-law, Jo Ann Hannon of Wayne, described him this way:
''Of all the people I've ever known, he was the most even-tempered and easiest person to get along with. He rarely ever complained. He just took life as it came to him.''
He was married to Irene Hannon for almost 50 years before she died in 1978. Another son, Donald, died in 1990.
Surviving besides his two sons are two daughters, Mary Rogers of South Portland and Theresa Hale of Windham; a brother, Raymond of Liberty; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford. The Rev. Michael Richards will officiate.
Portland Press Herald (ME) - Monday, May 30, 1994
George ''Pappy'' Hannon Sr., Portland's last trolley car operator, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Portland.
Mr. Hannon, 84, was a longtime resident of Portland and Thompson Lake in Casco. He was born in Palermo, a son of Ernest and Ida Harris Hannon. Mr. Hannon worked in yarn mills in Limerick and Sanford during the Depression.
''He had five children during the Depression. It was a struggle for him, but I think that is why he always appreciated having a job,'' said a son, Ernest Hannon of Wayne.
''He used to talk about picking apples in Limington for a dollar a day. One time he was paid with a pig for picking apples. Those were the types of things that people did to get through the Depresssion.''
Mr. Hannon lived on Washington Avenue in Portland for several years, as well as on Douglas and Huntress streets.
For a number of years he worked as a trolley car operator in Portland. He drove the city's last trolley in the Riverton area.
After the trolley cars were discontinued, he went to work as a bus driver for Portland Coach Company. In 1990, he became the first 50-year member of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
After retiring from Portland Coach, he went into business with another son, George Hannon Jr. of Casco, as a home builder and carpenter. Their company, Hannon and Hannon, was based in Gorham for a number of years. They specialized in custom-built homes.
Mr. Hannon's health forced him to retire from the home building trade, and he went to work for Brown's Mobil, a service station on Route 302 in Raymond, where he worked for a number of years.
''Pappy always liked people and he liked the gas station because he got to meet people,'' George Jr. said. ''He was just the type of person that it took a lot to keep him down. He liked keeping busy. He would work for nothing.''
Few people called him George. George Jr. said he liked the nickname Pappy so much that he purchased a state vanity license plate - ''I Pappy'' - because Pappy was already taken.
The nickname, his son said, was given to him a number of years ago by a former bowling league competitor. ''It stuck, but I couldn't explain why,'' he said.
Mr. Hannon bowled in a league in Casco and enjoyed playing cards, particularly poker. He also enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid hunter and liked to fish.
''He loved people, but he was too easygoing. He never got mad. In my whole life I saw him get mad just once,'' George Jr. added.
His daughter-in-law, Jo Ann Hannon of Wayne, described him this way:
''Of all the people I've ever known, he was the most even-tempered and easiest person to get along with. He rarely ever complained. He just took life as it came to him.''
He was married to Irene Hannon for almost 50 years before she died in 1978. Another son, Donald, died in 1990.
Surviving besides his two sons are two daughters, Mary Rogers of South Portland and Theresa Hale of Windham; a brother, Raymond of Liberty; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford. The Rev. Michael Richards will officiate.
Portland Press Herald (ME) - Monday, May 30, 1994
Married Irene (England) Lavine, May 30, 1931, Rye, New Hampshire.
George ''Pappy'' Hannon Sr., Portland's last trolley car operator, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Portland.
Mr. Hannon, 84, was a longtime resident of Portland and Thompson Lake in Casco. He was born in Palermo, a son of Ernest and Ida Harris Hannon. Mr. Hannon worked in yarn mills in Limerick and Sanford during the Depression.
''He had five children during the Depression. It was a struggle for him, but I think that is why he always appreciated having a job,'' said a son, Ernest Hannon of Wayne.
''He used to talk about picking apples in Limington for a dollar a day. One time he was paid with a pig for picking apples. Those were the types of things that people did to get through the Depresssion.''
Mr. Hannon lived on Washington Avenue in Portland for several years, as well as on Douglas and Huntress streets.
For a number of years he worked as a trolley car operator in Portland. He drove the city's last trolley in the Riverton area.
After the trolley cars were discontinued, he went to work as a bus driver for Portland Coach Company. In 1990, he became the first 50-year member of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
After retiring from Portland Coach, he went into business with another son, George Hannon Jr. of Casco, as a home builder and carpenter. Their company, Hannon and Hannon, was based in Gorham for a number of years. They specialized in custom-built homes.
Mr. Hannon's health forced him to retire from the home building trade, and he went to work for Brown's Mobil, a service station on Route 302 in Raymond, where he worked for a number of years.
''Pappy always liked people and he liked the gas station because he got to meet people,'' George Jr. said. ''He was just the type of person that it took a lot to keep him down. He liked keeping busy. He would work for nothing.''
Few people called him George. George Jr. said he liked the nickname Pappy so much that he purchased a state vanity license plate - ''I Pappy'' - because Pappy was already taken.
The nickname, his son said, was given to him a number of years ago by a former bowling league competitor. ''It stuck, but I couldn't explain why,'' he said.
Mr. Hannon bowled in a league in Casco and enjoyed playing cards, particularly poker. He also enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid hunter and liked to fish.
''He loved people, but he was too easygoing. He never got mad. In my whole life I saw him get mad just once,'' George Jr. added.
His daughter-in-law, Jo Ann Hannon of Wayne, described him this way:
''Of all the people I've ever known, he was the most even-tempered and easiest person to get along with. He rarely ever complained. He just took life as it came to him.''
He was married to Irene Hannon for almost 50 years before she died in 1978. Another son, Donald, died in 1990.
Surviving besides his two sons are two daughters, Mary Rogers of South Portland and Theresa Hale of Windham; a brother, Raymond of Liberty; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford. The Rev. Michael Richards will officiate.
Portland Press Herald (ME) - Monday, May 30, 1994
George ''Pappy'' Hannon Sr., Portland's last trolley car operator, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Portland.
Mr. Hannon, 84, was a longtime resident of Portland and Thompson Lake in Casco. He was born in Palermo, a son of Ernest and Ida Harris Hannon. Mr. Hannon worked in yarn mills in Limerick and Sanford during the Depression.
''He had five children during the Depression. It was a struggle for him, but I think that is why he always appreciated having a job,'' said a son, Ernest Hannon of Wayne.
''He used to talk about picking apples in Limington for a dollar a day. One time he was paid with a pig for picking apples. Those were the types of things that people did to get through the Depresssion.''
Mr. Hannon lived on Washington Avenue in Portland for several years, as well as on Douglas and Huntress streets.
For a number of years he worked as a trolley car operator in Portland. He drove the city's last trolley in the Riverton area.
After the trolley cars were discontinued, he went to work as a bus driver for Portland Coach Company. In 1990, he became the first 50-year member of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
After retiring from Portland Coach, he went into business with another son, George Hannon Jr. of Casco, as a home builder and carpenter. Their company, Hannon and Hannon, was based in Gorham for a number of years. They specialized in custom-built homes.
Mr. Hannon's health forced him to retire from the home building trade, and he went to work for Brown's Mobil, a service station on Route 302 in Raymond, where he worked for a number of years.
''Pappy always liked people and he liked the gas station because he got to meet people,'' George Jr. said. ''He was just the type of person that it took a lot to keep him down. He liked keeping busy. He would work for nothing.''
Few people called him George. George Jr. said he liked the nickname Pappy so much that he purchased a state vanity license plate - ''I Pappy'' - because Pappy was already taken.
The nickname, his son said, was given to him a number of years ago by a former bowling league competitor. ''It stuck, but I couldn't explain why,'' he said.
Mr. Hannon bowled in a league in Casco and enjoyed playing cards, particularly poker. He also enjoyed the outdoors, was an avid hunter and liked to fish.
''He loved people, but he was too easygoing. He never got mad. In my whole life I saw him get mad just once,'' George Jr. added.
His daughter-in-law, Jo Ann Hannon of Wayne, described him this way:
''Of all the people I've ever known, he was the most even-tempered and easiest person to get along with. He rarely ever complained. He just took life as it came to him.''
He was married to Irene Hannon for almost 50 years before she died in 1978. Another son, Donald, died in 1990.
Surviving besides his two sons are two daughters, Mary Rogers of South Portland and Theresa Hale of Windham; a brother, Raymond of Liberty; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford. The Rev. Michael Richards will officiate.
Portland Press Herald (ME) - Monday, May 30, 1994
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