The Battle of France was when Germany invaded France.
Thomas L. `` Tom '' Hancock -LRB- February 3 , 1948 -- January 31 , 2016 -RRB- was an American politician who was Iowa State Senator from the 16th District .. Iowa. Iowa. A Democrat , he served in the Iowa Senate from 2005 .. Democrat. Iowa Democratic Party. Iowa. Iowa. Iowa Senate. Iowa Senate. He retired from the United States Postal Service after 31 years and was a member of the Epworth Volunteer Fire Department .. Epworth. Epworth, Iowa. United States Postal Service. United States Postal Service. Hancock served on several committees in the Iowa Senate  : the Agriculture committee ; the Appropriations committee ; the Environment and Energy Independence committee ; the Judiciary committee ; the Transportation committee ; and the Natural Resources committee , where he was vice chair .. Iowa. Iowa. Iowa Senate. Iowa Senate. He also served as chair of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee .. Hancock was last re-elected in 2008 with 17,129 votes , defeating Republican opponent Dave McLaughlin .. re-elected in 2008. Iowa Senate elections, 2008. Republican. Republican Party of Iowa. He died of an apparent heart attack on January 16 , 2016 in Dubuque .