John Edward Gannon

Like Joe Hoffman, I worked for and with John at Paul O. Giesey, Adcrafters and found him to be a good leader and friend. John and I were on POG bowling teams and brought home some trophies. I left POG early in 1972, but always enjoyed visiting with John at reunions. It is now July, 2025. I am 83 and living in Sun City Palm Desert, and keep in touch with Joe Hoffman and sometimes Jim Spring. I owe it to the fellas, like John, at POG for giving me my start as I ventured out on my own and had a...

I knew John from when I would serve him at the nursing home. He was such a kind man, and treated everyone at the nursing home so kindly. I will truly miss our conversations about his sweet dog, and I appreciated knowing such an amazing man.

Dearest Linda, Marcia , Nancy and Rick, I count my blessings for moving to Park Way 1974. I am so honored to have shared the love of your family. John and Lola will always live on in my heart. Hardest part of moving away was missing all of you . So many times and stories that we all shared. I was so inspired of their trips to Russia and their many experiences. Happily I too had the beautiful experiences of a short trip to Russia. I´ve enjoyed FB postings of your families. With Much...

Dear Linda, Marcia, Nancy & Rick: I know you all realize how fortunate you were to grow up with John and Lola as your parents. They both were wonderful people. What you may not realize is how much their friends and co-workers thought of them. John was the best man I ever worked for. He told me one day that I didn't work FOR him, I worked WITH him. He probably told his other employees the same thing. He was an incredible leader, who always remained calm in the midst of a crisis (well,...