Former State Rep. Dayle Hammock, who was Governor Kristi Noem’s first appointee to the legislature (for the vacancy of Chuck Turbiville), passed away on Sunday after a battle with cancer.
Interestingly, Hammock had a strong 66% success rate in passing legislation in his two years in the House, but fell short in a 5 way primary in District 31 House in 2020. Hammock had also been a Meade County Commissioner.
You can read his obituary here.
I met Dayle. Nice guy. Lots of life experience, willing to share. Sorry to hear about this.
True renaissance man; could speak on many topics. He taught me firearm safety 20+ years ago – and although I had a fairly wide scatter with my shots, he assured me that I’d be able to defend myself and do some damage. 🙂 He was patient with his students and a good person. RIP Dayle.