Christy Hamman

Christy Lynn Hamman, of DeSoto, passed away March 31st, 2022. Christy was born in Dallas, Texas and adopted by Leland Hamman and Maurice Pollard Hamman of Paris, Texas. Christy grew up loving and playing baseball and going hunting with his friends. He also loved the Boys and Girls Club of Paris where he later was an inductee in the Wall of Honor. He was an outstanding Pony league pitcher and heavy hitter, there are paper clippings to prove it! He graduated from Paris High School in 1959 after playing baseball and basketball, and being involved in NHS, Latin Club, JCL, Key Club, HI-Y, Fire Commission Chief and he was the 1959 Owl Sports Editor. He loved attending his class reunions and keeping up with all his classmates. He attended TCU, Paris Junior College and East Texas State University. He met Billie Ann Crawford at PJC, they got married July 12, 1963 in Savoy, Texas in a double wedding with her sister Sandra Graves. They were married 53 years. Christy and Billie had three children Mark, Juli and Amy. His parents, Billie, Mark and Juli preceded him in death. He loved his children dearly and enjoyed attending all of their school and sporting events, as well as, teaching them to fish and hunt, maybe so he could fish and hunt more. Christy Hamman worked for TP&L (TU Electric) for 33 years, beginning in Temple, Texas as a Commercial Service Advisor. Then a Sales Supervisor in Plano and Farmers Branch, he became a District Sales Supervisor and moved to Mesquite where he was involved in Lion’s Club, United Way, and Chamber of Commerce where he was the first person to be awarded Honorary Life Membership. He then went to Kaufman where he was also very involved before moving to DeSoto in 1980. He was active in the Best Southwest Chamber of Commerce, the Lion’s Club and Ducks Unlimited in DeSoto. After retirement he worked part-time for 22 years at Woodmont Cabinetry in Builder Relations until the day he passed. Christy loved duck and deer hunting and fishing with his family and friends his entire life, with hundreds of stories to tell… or not tell! He also was also able to attend his grandsons’ school and sporting activities and bragged about them to anyone who would listen as a proud GDad, his favorite name! He was an active member of the Desoto Methodist church for several years, his specialty was selling fundraiser raffles. He is survived by his daughter Amy, son-in-law Greg Wallace, grandsons Jeffrey and Ryan Wallace of Arlington, grandson Jeremiah Hamman; daughter-in-law Pam Hamman of Houston, his brother-in-law and sister-in-law Paul and Judy Landers, nieces, nephews and many dear friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to First United Methodist Church Desoto. The family will receive friends in the Chapel of West/Hurtt Funeral Home on Wednesday - April 06, 2022 from 1:30 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at which time the Memorial Service will begin with Rev. Kevin Strempke, officiating.