By Gary Shapiro | Scottsdale Independent
Tom Fannin, my friend and mentor for almost 50 years died this past week.
He was the former owner of Fannin Realty. His realty firm ultimately evolved into today’s Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
Tom was the son of former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Paul Fannin. Many of us consider the family to be part of Arizona’s best history pages and our equivalent of royalty.
As a wet behind the ears ASU graduate in 1971, I interviewed with Tom Fannin in the hopes he would hire me as a real estate agent for his Scottsdale office.
