Mark Michael Hannan
Mark Michael Hannan bravely fought and unfortunately lost his battle with cancer on December 11, 2020, surrounded by family at his home in Mandeville, LA; at the age of 58. He was born on January 26, 1962, to Zelda Zettwoch Hannan and Edward Maxwell Hannan, Sr. He was born in New Orleans, LA, the youngest of five children. Mark’s father passed away when he was only two years old, and although he never had a chance to know his own father, he managed to be the best husband and Dad his wife and three sons could have ever asked for. Mark grew up in Chalmette, LA, on Charles Drive, just down the street from St. Mark’s Church. He learned the value of hard work from his mother, experiencing the importance of family and finding true passion as a fisherman and duck hunter with his brothers just over the Forty Arpent Canal levee. He found love in the arms of his wife, and they built a home together in Meraux, LA, in Lexington Place Subdivision and filled it with countless memories with their three sons. When Hurricane Katrina overtopped that very levee he hunted across, Mark and his family lost every material thing they owned but this was no matter to him. Like many others he relocated to the Northshore, and while he was in a new home with none of his old belongings, he retained the same values, passion, love, and memories he and his family had built over the years. He never missed an opportunity to share his passion of duck hunting, and countless family members and friends can attest to his skills in a blind, where he often exhibited one of his other greatest strengths: telling a good story. He was preceded in death by his parents Edward Maxwell Hannan, Sr. and Zelda Zettwoch Hannan, his uncle Louis “LD” Zettwoch, and his brother-in-law James Moore. He is survived by his beloved wife of 27 years Karen Francke Hannan, and his three sons Connor, Parker, and Nicholas Hannan. He is also survived by his uncle James Campbell, aunt Jeanne “Kay” Tardo, sister Lynne Marie Moore and his brothers Edward (Rita), Jack (Frances), and Timothy Hannan (Laverne), as well as many loving in-laws, sixteen nieces and nephews, and several bag limits of great-nieces and nephews. Mark finished his career as the City Dispatch Supervisor at AAA Cooper Transportation where he worked for 31 years, working as hard as he could to provide his family with a wonderful life. And despite his long hours and commute, he would make it to every one of his sons’ sports games, and band concerts and competitions. He was the definition of a selfless husband and father who was so immensely proud of his sons. When Mark was not working, you could often find him fishing and hunting ducks and geese with his sons, relatives and friends somewhere between Lake Lery and Fishing Smack Bay. Mark always said, “Keep it simple.” All he needed was a happy family, a great hunt, a limit of reds, and a beer with a good story. He valued a simple life and while planning his funeral, his requests were simple; he wanted ‘Simple Man’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd to be played at his funeral, and finally he wanted to be buried in a cypress casket made by the monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey, as a reminder of the marsh and swamp where he spent so many mornings and evenings hunting and fishing with the ones he loved. Relatives and friends attended the visitation and funeral service at Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd, New Orleans, on Saturday, December 19, 2020. Interment: Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, LA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mark’s name to The St. Tammany Hospital Foundation www.sthfoundation.org/funding), or The CHARGE Syndrome Foundation (https://www.chargesyndrome.org/get-involved/ donate/tribute-gift-donations/, or The National MPS Society at https://mpssociety.org/give/. The family invites you to share your thoughts, fond memories, condolences, and view the livestreamed funeral service at https://www.greenwoodfh. com/tributes/Mark-Hannan.
