John Lannon Obituary

John J. (Jack) Lannon, 97, of Glen Ellyn. John was born in Chicago, IL July 21, 1911 to Patrick Joseph and Mary Margaret (Dorgan) Lannon. He was a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago; Loyola University, Chicago; and Chicago-Kent College of Law. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII (1st Lieutenant, Counter Intelligence Corps) and spent the final year of service in the Manhattan Engineer Project, the atom bomb program, at Los Alamos, New Mexico. He spent most of his legal career as a trail attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, retiring in 1976. Jack was the loving husband of Marie S. (Clarke). Jack and Marie moved to Glen Ellyn in 1953. They have four children: Margaret M. (Robert) King, Glen Ellyn; Carole M. (Johathan Butters) Lannon MD MPH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Philip J. (Kathleen) Lannon, Arlington Heights, IL; Robert A. (Elizabeth Kaveny) Lannon, River Forest, IL; fourteen grandchildren: John King, Colleen (Erik) Jackson, Elizabeth (Steven) Forstneger, Heather (Christopher) Brockway; Ryan, Maggie, Molly and Kevin Lannon; Sarah and Susannah Butters; and Jack, Alexis, Katheleen and Meredith Lannon; and three great-grandchildren: Jill and Ben Jackson, and Isabella O'Brien. Jack is survived by his favorite niece, Diane Sexton (Harry Samuel) and nephew Daniel Price. He was preceded in death by his dear sisters, Geraldine L. and Seraphia R. Lannon. Visitation was held Monday, October 6, 2008 from 3-9pm at Leonard Memorial Home, 565 Duane St., Glen Ellyn. Funeral services Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the funeral home to St. Petronille Church for 10am Mass. For information please call: (630) 469-0032.