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Longtime Congressman Jim Hansen remembered as a politician who loved people, punctuality

Farmington • Jim Hansen was known for measuring time down to the second. For staring at clock hands so he could start his meetings at the exact top of the hour. For cutting off fellow public officials who were running over their allotted speaking times.

Utah’s longest-serving U.S. House representative spent more than eight decades on earth, and his friends and family members said during funeral services Saturday that he used every last bit of it.

“Jim was a man that made people laugh. He had a story for every occasion. He was an incredibly loyal friend.