The Clarion Herald states: “Philip Matthew Hannan, fifth of eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Francis Hannan, was born in Washington, D.C.” (Clarion Herald 1 ). Archbishop Hannan was born on May 20, 1913, where he spent most of his young life. Tom Benson told the Clarion Herald, “Archbishop Hannan once told me that the Saints of New Orleans are part of the unique culture and social fabric of our city. The same can and should be said of him” (Clarion Herald 35). New Orleans mourned Hannan's death on Thursday, September 29, 2011. Archbishop Hannan stated in his book The Archbishop Wore Combat Boots that "despite their opposing temperaments, my parents were extraordinary role models" (Hannan 37 ). Because his parents gave money and did everything to help the poor, he always heard the cry of the needy and he helped them by becoming a priest. “All of Hannan's boys, and most of their cousins, attended Immaculate Conception Parish School, at 8th and N streets” (Hannan 38). Hannan and his six brothers all attended St. John's College High School. Philip was valedictorian in addition to being a cadet. captain, and at the end of his high school years he received a scholarship to Catholic University. Even before attending Catholic college, Hannan was already considering becoming a priest, but each time they came up, he ignored God's call to serve Him after attending college. At Catholic University, Hannan enrolled as a seminarian at the North American College in Rome. In Rome, he witnessed the rise of fascism and racism in the Axis countries of World War II. After returning to his country, Archbishop Hannan wrote in his book. , The archbishop wore combat boots: "My ten days of vacation allowed me to celebrate my first mass in my own parish of...... in the middle of a paper...... and in his book, “I far exceeded doctors' expectations when I recovered quickly from a serious stroke in 2007, at the age of ninety-four” (Hannan 403). Therefore, Hannan began exercising as he stated in his book: "I walk the steps of the St. Tammany Parish Courthouse every day for exercise, arousing cheers and looks of astonishment from visitors to the courthouse” (Hannan 405). Archbishop Hannan sadly passed away on Thursday September 29, 2011. Even though Archbishop Hannan has disappeared from the world forever, he will always be with everyone living in the world until today. Archbishop Hannan did many great things during his life and that is what everyone will always remember him for. He will be missed by everyone on the planet because he fought in a war, was a bishop for fifty years, and lived to be ninety-seven. Archbishop Hannan, you will be greatly missed in this world..