John Lavery Shannon's Obituary
Shannon, John, 84, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Tamara Shannon (who recently passed away on 11/30/2019). He was a devoted husband, brother (to Bob Shannon), father and father-in-law. John was loved by Mike Shannon, Tara Shannon Watson, Kristen Shannon Krueger, Russell Watsonand Mike Krueger. He was the beloved grandfather (Papa) of Johnny and Josh Watson and Cole and Brendan Krueger.
He was a Regional Manager for Xerox for the majority of his career and later in life worked in commercial real estate. John was compassionate, loving to all and had an outgoing personality. He and Tammy loved to travel to Europe with family and friends. They were also members of the Countryside Country Club, where they enjoyed many social activities.
We will miss the twinkle in his Irish blue eyes but he has left to recatch his butterfly.
A Memorial service will be held at Espiritu Santo Catholic Church in Safety Harbor on February 14th at 10:30am.
If sending flowers, the family requests that you please use Hassell Florist.
Hassell Florist
1679 Drew Street
Clearwater, FL, 33755
(727) 442-8186
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