Bruce A. Hanna

Bruce Allan Hanna, 59, of Maysville, Kentucky died November 22, 2007 in Lansing, Michigan. Mr. Hanna was born in Columbus, Ohio, On October 19, 1948 the son of Verone (Heinemann) and Ernest Allan Hanna. Mr. Hanna was a graduate of Freehold Regional High School, New Jersey, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana and Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky. A baritone, Mr. Hanna toured with the Berkshire Boys Choir under the direction of Alan Wicks of Canterbury Cathedral, England. He was a member of the choir of Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis and was the soloist for a performance of the Lord Nelson Mass with the Indianapolis Symphony. Mr. Hanna was active musically in the communities where he lived serving as a choir member, bell choir director, church choir director, organist and choir member. He served as Assistant Director of the Housing Authority of Muncie, Indiana, and came to Maysville in April of 1994 where he assumed the duties of Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Maysville, Kentucky. A strong proponent of continuing education, Mr. Hanna had the following certifications in the public housing field: Senior Public Housing Manager (SPHM), Executive Housing Manager (EHM), Public Housing Manager (PHM), Maintenance Manager (MM), and Certified Maintenance manager (CMM). Under his tenure as Director, the Housing Authority of Maysville received more than seven millions dollars in grant funding which was used to improve properties and provide educational programs for residents and establish/maintain several computing labs with training which were free to the community at large. Mr. Hanna was on the faculty of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), a frequent presenter at national housing conferences, a published author in several housing trade journals, active in the Kentucky Housing Association, a graduate and member of the Advisory Board of Leadership Kentucky, and was instrumental in establishing Leadership Horizons (the local version of the state leadership group). He was a member of the Maysville Rotary Club. He was the incorporator of Maysville Initiatives, a non-profit public service organization. He also assisted that company in constructing Bluffview Apartments, a low-moderate income housing complex. At the time of his death, he held the Key to the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, Key to the City of Muncie, Indiana and was twice made an Honorary Kentucky Colonel. A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, he is preceded in death by his wife Jeanne B. Hanna and survived by two sons, Eric (Jennifer) of Grand Ledge, Michigan, and Scott (Nancye) of Villa Hills, Kentucky. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Carter Dean and Caitlin Elizabeth; two nieces and a nephew, a great niece and two great nephews. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 1, 2007, 11:00AM, at the First Presbyterian Church 21 W. Third Street Maysville, Kentucky 41056, with The Reverend Mark Broadhead and The Reverend Sam Pendergast, officiating. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made payable to the Bruce A. Hanna Memorial Scholarship for Education in Public & Social Sciences 2716 Valley Trails Drive Villa Hills, Kentucky 41017.

Bruce A. Hanna

October 19, 1948 - November 22, 2007