William Mahlon Hallmark

During this time of grief, we wish you all peaceful hearts.

To the Family of Mahlon, Tony, and I send our deepest sympathy and condolences on the loss of your father. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.

With deepest sympathy, we mourn your loss and send our heartfelt condolences. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

Before Kathy and I married, Danny, Kathy, (possibly Amy) and I were playing bat-a-round in the backyard. Mahlon pointed out that the bird bath was in a position where it could be damaged by the ball. In my mind , I reviewed the location of the bird bath and realized it was 30 degrees and twenty feet behind me. "We're good". I said. That would be one hell of a foul ball... Dan lobbed the NEXT pitch to me. I promptly swung under the ball and foul-tipped it into the base of the bird bath. The base shattered and fell to the ground in a small pile while the bath disc stayed suspended for two seconds before succumbing to gravity's whims. Sheepishly notifying Mahlon of the SNAFU, I was expecting the worst, but received a look and a "whatever" wave of the hand. Love ya, Dad. You'll be missed. Brian Hrabovsky

My condolences to the Hallmark Family. Bill always had a big smile and hello. I enjoyed working with him and his staff at the bank in the mid 70’s. The Cottage Grove bank was one of my Bank of Madison data processing customers. Charles Schaeve