CLASS OF 1953




JOHN HANNON


John resided at Nouasseur off and on from 1952 to 1957. He attended 12th grade and gradu- ated with the Class of 1953. He attended the University of Maryland in Munich in 1954.
  
Bob Michael '54 sent in the following on May 15, 2001:

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death yesterday morning of our good friend John Hannon ('53). John had been sharing my home in Boulder, Colorado since his retirement 3 years ago from E-Systems in Greenville, Texas.

Yesterday we had breakfast and started a beautiful day by flying a couple of antique airplanes about 40 miles up to Ft. Collins. John took some pictures of me flying the Waco. We landed in a beautiful grass runway. Afterward we chatted about the great flight we had just made. I took his picture standing by my Waco. Shortly after that we found him on the ground where he had fallen.

Gerald Gates, a mutual friend, and I gave CPR until the paramedics arrived. He never recovered and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Hawaiians have a word, Kopono. It means lifelong friend. I will miss John terribly. There will be a memorial gathering of the friends of John Hannon at my home on June 23 at 2 PM to celebrate John's life and memories.
The last picture of John taken 10 minutes before he died. He had flown a
Luscombe from Longmont CO to Ft. Collins. -- Courtesy of Bob Michael '54
 
There is some bio info on John in his record in the Student/Faculty Database.


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