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Conor McMahon Obituary

Mc
Mahon, Conor
Conor Padraic
McMahon was born in
Boulder, CO on October 12, 1981. His parents were Josephine
Pierron Ruder and
Kevin Michael McMahon. He passed away as a result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident on October 19, 2008.
Conor was raised in Boulder, and was educated in the Boulder Valley Schools, and graduated in June 2000 from Boulder High School.
Conor then enlisted in the United Sates Marine Corps and served with distinction in several theaters of operation. He was honorably discharged in the fall of 2004 having attained the rank of Sargent.
In January of 2005 Conor enrolled at the University of Colorado, Boulder and graduated two and one half years later with Highest Distinction and was ranked number 2 academically in his class at The Leeds School of Business.
Conor then joined Hibernia Holdings, a real estate development company located in the Denver Tech Center where he had interned while at the University of Colorado.
In April 2008 he joined his father and cousin Michael Edward McMahon in the family business; McMahon & Co, a financial services and employee benefit consulting company in Boulder.
He is survived by his parents, sister, Regan Marie Anderson of Albuquerque, NM, his half sister, Kristine Marne Cullen of Lexington, KY, and his loving step parents, Rebecca Seney McMahon and Roberrt McKenzie as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins throughout the world.
He was a wonderful person, who undertook every challenge with a confident and cheerful attitude. All who knew him were blessed by the experience.
A memorial Mass will be held at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Boulder on Thursday, October 23, at 2PM, followed by a reception in the parish hall. All are welcome. Memorials should be directed to: Conor McMahon Marine Corps Scholarship Fund, C/O UMB Bank, 1670 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, Attention; Jackie Ware.

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Published by Denver Post on Oct. 21, 2008.

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