Leon John Michon

MICHON Leon John Michon, age 86, of Trumbull, beloved husband of the late Wanda (May) Michon, died on Monday, December 27, 2004, at St. Josephts Manor in Trumbull. Mr. Michon was born on July 23, 1918, in Wallingford, a son of the late Joseph and Caroline (Bober) Michon. Leon was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran serving during World War II, serving in the National Guard before the war. He worked for John Hancock Insurance for more than 40 years as district manager in the following areas, first in Reading, Mass., for 16 years in Allentown, Pa., and later in Norwalk-Danbury and New Haven. Leon earned his CLU designation and he was a successful leader, salesman and district manager. He was a member in the John Hancock Hall of Fame in Boston, Mass. He was also a member of the Trumbull Lions Club as well as the Lions Club in Allentown, Pa. He is survived by his three devoted children, Leon J. Michon Jr. and his wife, Georgette, of Long Island, N.Y., Diane Greenleaf and her husband, Richard, of Allentown, Pa., Susan Davies and her husband, Michael, of Bellingham, Mass.; beloved brothers, Theodore Michon and his wife, Estelle, of Yaleville, Zigmund Michon and his wife, Anna, of Cheshire, and Nat Michon and his wife, Laura, of Greensboro, N.C.; beloved sisters, Alma Gadomski and Jane Bergren, both of Kensington; cherished grandchildren, Gary Greenleaf, Holly Whitney and her husband, David, Leon J. Michon III, Ryan Michon, Michael, Matthieu and Mackenzie Davies; as well as by his beloved great-granddaughter, Michon Dale Whitney. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 10 a.m. in Christ the King Church, 4700 Madison Avenue, Trumbull. Interment will full military honors will follow in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 1056 Daniels Farm Road in Trumbull. Family and friends may call at the Spadaccino Community Funeral Home, 315 Monroe, Turnpike, Route 111, Monroe, on Tuesday, December 28, 2004, from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation Inc., 1501 NW 9 Avenue, Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL., 33136-1494. See www.spadfh.com for more information.