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William Hannon

1937 - 2017

William Hannon obituary, 1937-2017, Channahon, IL

William Hannon Obituary

Hannon, William "Bill" Patrick 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Joliet Community Hospice House surrounded by loved ones. He was born July of 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to Peter and Martha Hannon. Bill attended Our Lady of Angles Elementary School and graduated from Saint Mel's Catholic High School in Chicago in 1955. After high school, he attended college at Bradley University in Peoria and University of Dayton at Ohio where he studied Business Management. Bill was a founding member and twice President of the Schaumburg Jaycee's. Bill had a passion for the sports. He was a proud member of the 1954 St. Mels High School City Championship Basketball team, and played football at Dayton University. His favorite pastime was watching football with friends and family and attending Notre Dame games with his children and grandchildren. In 1973, Bill and his teammates of the Whips played in the Two Hand Touch National Championship tournament in St. Louis, Missouri. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Martha Hannon; sister, Elizabeth Hannon and spouses, Mary Boniface Hannon and Suzan Pritchard Hannon. Bill is survived by his daughter, Mary (Scott) Lippman of La Jolla, CA; daughter, Patricia, (Tuk), Hannon Nedrow of Ashton, ID, son, Michael (Karen) Hannon of Minooka, IL; stepson, Thomas (Cindy) McKinney of Windsor, CA; son, William (Renee) Hannon of Plainfield, IL; daughter, Deirdre (Michael) Hannon Cherry of Woodbridge, VA; his brother, Peter (Coby) Hannon of Fontana, WI; sister, Michelle (Richard) Hannon Dousman of Lake Forest, IL; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 27, 2017.
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Condolences on the loss of your loved one. I am wondering if he was kin to the Elizabeth Hannon of Botetourt Cnty, VA, (b. about 1815) who married Joseph Pritchard and much later moved to Grainger Cnty, TN. [email protected]

Mary Pritchard

February 13, 2018

God bless all the families at this time. Thinking of you and sharing your grief.

Chris Seelye (Ning Ning)

December 30, 2017

May our heavenly Father bring comfort to your grieving hearts and grant you peace during this difficult time. Psalms 29:11

December 28, 2017

My sincere condolences to the family may you find comfort in the God of all comfort during this difficult time.

December 27, 2017

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