George Francis Lannon

George F. Lannon died peacefully in his home in South Holland, IL on Friday, October 10, 2014, barely seven months after the death of his wife of 61 years, Marie. He is survived by his daughters, Linnea Lannon (Richard Rattner), Beverly Lannon (Kent Murray, deceased) and Kimberly Vinson, and his grandchildren, Elizabeth and Owen Rattner and Mireille Murray. His son, Thomas C. Lannon, and grandson, Cotton Murray, preceded him in death. George was born on the South Side of Chicago on May 25, 1927 and graduated from Mount Carmel High School, after which he served with the occupation troops in Japan, where his athleticism landed him on an Army baseball team. After the war, he returned to Chicago and began his career as an accountant, eventually becoming a partner in an accounting firm in Lansing. George was known for his sense of humor, his lifelong friendships, his love of golf and beer. He devoted many hours and his accounting acumen to helping parishes in the city and near his home with financial matters. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Smits, DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home, 649 E. 162nd St., South Holland. A Mass to celebrate George's life will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 17, 2014 at Holy Ghost Church, 700 E. 170th St., South Holland, followed by interment at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood, IL. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Damon Runyan Cancer Research Foundation, One Exchange Place, 55 Broadway, Suite 302, N.Y.,N.Y. 10006 or damonrunyan.org, or the Men of Carmel Fund, Mount Carmel High School, 6410 Dante Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 or mchs.org.