October 17, 1927 - July 21, 2025 (age 95)

Thomas Loftin Hannum, age 95, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2025. Born at his family home in Gillette WY on October 17, 1929, to Marshall J. Hannum and Mabel Dora Hannum. Tom and his older brother Marshall J. Hannum “Jed” were raised in Gillette a few miles from the family homestead and sheep ranch.

Tom's father, a chiropractor and pioneer rancher, urged both boys to pursue careers in medicine because of "All the good they could do." While Tom’s mother, a school teacher and respected scholar, instilled the discipline and standards to realize such ambitions. He had a lively social spirit, and loved attending the community dances held around Gillette that brought people from Campbell County together, and filled his youth with joy and belonging

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