John "Jack" Dane Jr.

DANE John "Jack" Dane, Jr., former New Orleans businessman, died of pneumonia and other complications on January 24, 2011 in New Orleans at the age of 87. He was preceded in death by his father, John Dane, Sr., his mother, Estelle Regan Dane, and his only brother, Everett Francis Dane. He lived in New Orleans and Metairie, and then later he moved to Pass Christian, MS, in his retirement until after Hurricane Katrina when he moved back to New Orleans. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Dorothy "Dot" Roy Dane, four children: daughter Dale Dane De Sonier (Keith) in Lake Charles, LA; son John Dane, III, (Leslie) in Gulfport, MS; daughter Estelle Debra Dane Norton (Timothy) in New Orleans and daughter Dorothy Dane Shepherd (Bill) in Pine Bluff, AR. Also, sixteen grandchildren: De Sonier family: Emery, Ainsley, Keith (Stephanie); Dane family: John F.(Leah), Sally (Austin) Sperry, Anne Hilton, Schaeffer, Margot, and two step grandchildren, Charlie and Claire Kelly; Norton family: Timothy, Taylor (Kristin), Troy (Ashley), Regan; Shepherd family: Stephanie, Toler, Dorothy Roy, Dane; and six great-grandchildren: Tucker and Chloe Santiago, Taylor II and Graham Norton, Isaac De Sonier, Jack Sperry; former daughter-in-law Susan Ferguson Dane, and family friend, Barbara Richardson. After attending St. Rita, Jesuit, and Tulane, upon graduation in 1943, at the advent of World War II, he served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy in China as a Supply Officer aboard the US Destroyer Floyd B. Parks. Prior to his commission, education was furthered at Harvard and Notre Dame. Upon discharge, his business career included being a partner in Dane & Northrop, serving as President of both the New Orleans and Louisiana Mortgage Bankers Associations. Later he became a homebuilder, land developer and general contractor. In 1980, together with his son, John Dane, III, and other partners, he formed Moss Point Marine in Mississippi, building offshore supply boats and other marine vessels. An avid sailor, he was a member of both Southern and New Orleans Yacht Clubs in New Orleans, and Pass Christian Yacht Club at the time of his death. He won many trophies while sailing over 45 years in the Gulf Yachting Association in numerous different boats. He was also a member of New Orleans Country Club, Krewe of Nereus, having been King, as was his father, and a past member of the Krewe of Osiris. Jack and Dot were members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be at noon, on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA. Friends may visit between 10:00 am until noon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Manresa Retreat House, PO Box 89, Convent, LA 70723, and the Holy Sepulchre, 2955 Ridgelake Dr., Suite 205, Metairie, LA, 70005. To sign and view the Family Guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.