Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) - Saturday, November 17, 2007
"Bud" At rest suddenly, Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at his late residence. Born July 11, 1955 in Joliet to Jean (nee Canty) and the late Arthur Lennon, he was a lifelong area resident.
Graduate of Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK, he was a licensed air frame and power plant mechanic, also a graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
A United States Marine Corps Veteran; he was awarded the Meritorious Mast, Marine of the Year in 1976. He retired from ComEd, Dresden Station, in 1995 as a licensed nuclear operator.
Owner and President of Channahon General Rental, Inc. since 1996. Member of Channahon Lions Club, St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon, American Rental Association and the Grundy County Gun & Rod Club.
Survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Rebecca (nee Hotuyec) Lennon of Minooka; four children, Ashley (Mark) Conner of Indianapolis, IN, Michael Lennon of Minooka, Caitlin Lennon of Minooka and Claire Lennon of Minooka; his mother, Jean (nee Canty) Lennon of Joliet; one sister, the Honorable Dinah (John) Archambeault of Joliet; one brother, John Lennon of Frederick, MD; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth "Lisa" Lennon (1973).
Funeral Services for Bud Lennon will be Monday, November 19, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. from the funeral home to St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m.
Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Visitation Sunday 2-6 p.m. at: Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet
For information: (815) 741-5500 www.fredcdames.com
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Fort Myers Florida Weekly (FL) - Thursday, November 22, 2007
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon: Deceased Vietnam veteran honored at construction site
Three days after Veteran's Day, Thursday, Nov. 15, at sunrise, the over 450 construction workers building the new Lee Memorial Health Systems hospital on Metro Parkway and Daniels Parkway stopped for a moment, after their morning stretching exercises, and listened as foreman Doc Holladay asked for their attention.
"I just thought Veteran's Day kind of came and went," he said, "It came to my mind, forefront, when Wednesday I found out about (Bud Lennon) dying. He was a great guy…I'd like it if everyone could give him a hand."
Over a beer at The Hideaway in downtown Fort Myers the night before, Holladay had toasted his deceased friend there, too - a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served as a medic, and died in his sleep before sunrise Wednesday, Nov. 14. Lennon had been a good friend of Holladay's older brother Scott when they grew up in Illinois and they had both heard the stories about riding on helicopters into "hot zones:" the landings under fire, the number of times he was so scared he would pee his pants, the helicopters riddled with bullets.
"My memories of Bud go back to being the younger brother, and most of the older kids picked on me," he said. "Bud was one of the one's that didn't."
Holladay said his older friend had flown these dangerous missions routinely, during his tours, and helped rescue more than 29 wounded soldiers.
"Can you imagine how many families that is?" he asked.
His friend's death, he said, illuminated what his own experience of this Veteran's Day was.
"The day went on like any other," he said.
Others feel the same. Pat Fredericks, owner of Wise Guys Subs and Stuff in downtown Fort Myers, was born in 1942. His father served in WWII and he served in the Marines from 1961-65, stationed at Camp Le Juene in North Carolina.
"I closed on Veteran's Day and a lot of people gave me hell, you know?" Fredericks said. "But to me it's important…For some reason, that Second Generation of WWII veterans took it a lot more seriously. It's just a change in times."
Maybe it was because the general population was rationed during WWII, Fredericks theorized, and so they felt more a part of the war.
"Now people take that for granted," he said.
Holladay agrees.
"We take it for granted that we can stop at the gas station and buy gas," he said. "I don't care how expensive it is, we can get it."
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon was buried at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 19, in Elwood, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Rebecca; four children, Ashley Conner, Michael Lennon, Caitlin Lennon and Clair Lennon; his mother, Jean Lennon; one sister, Dinah Archambeault; and one brother, John Lennon; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth Lennon (1973).
"Bud" At rest suddenly, Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at his late residence. Born July 11, 1955 in Joliet to Jean (nee Canty) and the late Arthur Lennon, he was a lifelong area resident.
Graduate of Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK, he was a licensed air frame and power plant mechanic, also a graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
A United States Marine Corps Veteran; he was awarded the Meritorious Mast, Marine of the Year in 1976. He retired from ComEd, Dresden Station, in 1995 as a licensed nuclear operator.
Owner and President of Channahon General Rental, Inc. since 1996. Member of Channahon Lions Club, St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon, American Rental Association and the Grundy County Gun & Rod Club.
Survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Rebecca (nee Hotuyec) Lennon of Minooka; four children, Ashley (Mark) Conner of Indianapolis, IN, Michael Lennon of Minooka, Caitlin Lennon of Minooka and Claire Lennon of Minooka; his mother, Jean (nee Canty) Lennon of Joliet; one sister, the Honorable Dinah (John) Archambeault of Joliet; one brother, John Lennon of Frederick, MD; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth "Lisa" Lennon (1973).
Funeral Services for Bud Lennon will be Monday, November 19, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. from the funeral home to St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m.
Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Visitation Sunday 2-6 p.m. at: Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet
For information: (815) 741-5500 www.fredcdames.com
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Fort Myers Florida Weekly (FL) - Thursday, November 22, 2007
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon: Deceased Vietnam veteran honored at construction site
Three days after Veteran's Day, Thursday, Nov. 15, at sunrise, the over 450 construction workers building the new Lee Memorial Health Systems hospital on Metro Parkway and Daniels Parkway stopped for a moment, after their morning stretching exercises, and listened as foreman Doc Holladay asked for their attention.
"I just thought Veteran's Day kind of came and went," he said, "It came to my mind, forefront, when Wednesday I found out about (Bud Lennon) dying. He was a great guy…I'd like it if everyone could give him a hand."
Over a beer at The Hideaway in downtown Fort Myers the night before, Holladay had toasted his deceased friend there, too - a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served as a medic, and died in his sleep before sunrise Wednesday, Nov. 14. Lennon had been a good friend of Holladay's older brother Scott when they grew up in Illinois and they had both heard the stories about riding on helicopters into "hot zones:" the landings under fire, the number of times he was so scared he would pee his pants, the helicopters riddled with bullets.
"My memories of Bud go back to being the younger brother, and most of the older kids picked on me," he said. "Bud was one of the one's that didn't."
Holladay said his older friend had flown these dangerous missions routinely, during his tours, and helped rescue more than 29 wounded soldiers.
"Can you imagine how many families that is?" he asked.
His friend's death, he said, illuminated what his own experience of this Veteran's Day was.
"The day went on like any other," he said.
Others feel the same. Pat Fredericks, owner of Wise Guys Subs and Stuff in downtown Fort Myers, was born in 1942. His father served in WWII and he served in the Marines from 1961-65, stationed at Camp Le Juene in North Carolina.
"I closed on Veteran's Day and a lot of people gave me hell, you know?" Fredericks said. "But to me it's important…For some reason, that Second Generation of WWII veterans took it a lot more seriously. It's just a change in times."
Maybe it was because the general population was rationed during WWII, Fredericks theorized, and so they felt more a part of the war.
"Now people take that for granted," he said.
Holladay agrees.
"We take it for granted that we can stop at the gas station and buy gas," he said. "I don't care how expensive it is, we can get it."
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon was buried at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 19, in Elwood, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Rebecca; four children, Ashley Conner, Michael Lennon, Caitlin Lennon and Clair Lennon; his mother, Jean Lennon; one sister, Dinah Archambeault; and one brother, John Lennon; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth Lennon (1973).
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) - Saturday, November 17, 2007
"Bud" At rest suddenly, Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at his late residence. Born July 11, 1955 in Joliet to Jean (nee Canty) and the late Arthur Lennon, he was a lifelong area resident.
Graduate of Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK, he was a licensed air frame and power plant mechanic, also a graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
A United States Marine Corps Veteran; he was awarded the Meritorious Mast, Marine of the Year in 1976. He retired from ComEd, Dresden Station, in 1995 as a licensed nuclear operator.
Owner and President of Channahon General Rental, Inc. since 1996. Member of Channahon Lions Club, St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon, American Rental Association and the Grundy County Gun & Rod Club.
Survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Rebecca (nee Hotuyec) Lennon of Minooka; four children, Ashley (Mark) Conner of Indianapolis, IN, Michael Lennon of Minooka, Caitlin Lennon of Minooka and Claire Lennon of Minooka; his mother, Jean (nee Canty) Lennon of Joliet; one sister, the Honorable Dinah (John) Archambeault of Joliet; one brother, John Lennon of Frederick, MD; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth "Lisa" Lennon (1973).
Funeral Services for Bud Lennon will be Monday, November 19, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. from the funeral home to St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m.
Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Visitation Sunday 2-6 p.m. at: Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet
For information: (815) 741-5500 www.fredcdames.com
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Fort Myers Florida Weekly (FL) - Thursday, November 22, 2007
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon: Deceased Vietnam veteran honored at construction site
Three days after Veteran's Day, Thursday, Nov. 15, at sunrise, the over 450 construction workers building the new Lee Memorial Health Systems hospital on Metro Parkway and Daniels Parkway stopped for a moment, after their morning stretching exercises, and listened as foreman Doc Holladay asked for their attention.
"I just thought Veteran's Day kind of came and went," he said, "It came to my mind, forefront, when Wednesday I found out about (Bud Lennon) dying. He was a great guy…I'd like it if everyone could give him a hand."
Over a beer at The Hideaway in downtown Fort Myers the night before, Holladay had toasted his deceased friend there, too - a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served as a medic, and died in his sleep before sunrise Wednesday, Nov. 14. Lennon had been a good friend of Holladay's older brother Scott when they grew up in Illinois and they had both heard the stories about riding on helicopters into "hot zones:" the landings under fire, the number of times he was so scared he would pee his pants, the helicopters riddled with bullets.
"My memories of Bud go back to being the younger brother, and most of the older kids picked on me," he said. "Bud was one of the one's that didn't."
Holladay said his older friend had flown these dangerous missions routinely, during his tours, and helped rescue more than 29 wounded soldiers.
"Can you imagine how many families that is?" he asked.
His friend's death, he said, illuminated what his own experience of this Veteran's Day was.
"The day went on like any other," he said.
Others feel the same. Pat Fredericks, owner of Wise Guys Subs and Stuff in downtown Fort Myers, was born in 1942. His father served in WWII and he served in the Marines from 1961-65, stationed at Camp Le Juene in North Carolina.
"I closed on Veteran's Day and a lot of people gave me hell, you know?" Fredericks said. "But to me it's important…For some reason, that Second Generation of WWII veterans took it a lot more seriously. It's just a change in times."
Maybe it was because the general population was rationed during WWII, Fredericks theorized, and so they felt more a part of the war.
"Now people take that for granted," he said.
Holladay agrees.
"We take it for granted that we can stop at the gas station and buy gas," he said. "I don't care how expensive it is, we can get it."
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon was buried at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 19, in Elwood, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Rebecca; four children, Ashley Conner, Michael Lennon, Caitlin Lennon and Clair Lennon; his mother, Jean Lennon; one sister, Dinah Archambeault; and one brother, John Lennon; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth Lennon (1973).
"Bud" At rest suddenly, Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at his late residence. Born July 11, 1955 in Joliet to Jean (nee Canty) and the late Arthur Lennon, he was a lifelong area resident.
Graduate of Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK, he was a licensed air frame and power plant mechanic, also a graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
A United States Marine Corps Veteran; he was awarded the Meritorious Mast, Marine of the Year in 1976. He retired from ComEd, Dresden Station, in 1995 as a licensed nuclear operator.
Owner and President of Channahon General Rental, Inc. since 1996. Member of Channahon Lions Club, St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon, American Rental Association and the Grundy County Gun & Rod Club.
Survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Rebecca (nee Hotuyec) Lennon of Minooka; four children, Ashley (Mark) Conner of Indianapolis, IN, Michael Lennon of Minooka, Caitlin Lennon of Minooka and Claire Lennon of Minooka; his mother, Jean (nee Canty) Lennon of Joliet; one sister, the Honorable Dinah (John) Archambeault of Joliet; one brother, John Lennon of Frederick, MD; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth "Lisa" Lennon (1973).
Funeral Services for Bud Lennon will be Monday, November 19, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. from the funeral home to St. Ann Catholic Church, Channahon for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m.
Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Visitation Sunday 2-6 p.m. at: Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet
For information: (815) 741-5500 www.fredcdames.com
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Fort Myers Florida Weekly (FL) - Thursday, November 22, 2007
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon: Deceased Vietnam veteran honored at construction site
Three days after Veteran's Day, Thursday, Nov. 15, at sunrise, the over 450 construction workers building the new Lee Memorial Health Systems hospital on Metro Parkway and Daniels Parkway stopped for a moment, after their morning stretching exercises, and listened as foreman Doc Holladay asked for their attention.
"I just thought Veteran's Day kind of came and went," he said, "It came to my mind, forefront, when Wednesday I found out about (Bud Lennon) dying. He was a great guy…I'd like it if everyone could give him a hand."
Over a beer at The Hideaway in downtown Fort Myers the night before, Holladay had toasted his deceased friend there, too - a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who served as a medic, and died in his sleep before sunrise Wednesday, Nov. 14. Lennon had been a good friend of Holladay's older brother Scott when they grew up in Illinois and they had both heard the stories about riding on helicopters into "hot zones:" the landings under fire, the number of times he was so scared he would pee his pants, the helicopters riddled with bullets.
"My memories of Bud go back to being the younger brother, and most of the older kids picked on me," he said. "Bud was one of the one's that didn't."
Holladay said his older friend had flown these dangerous missions routinely, during his tours, and helped rescue more than 29 wounded soldiers.
"Can you imagine how many families that is?" he asked.
His friend's death, he said, illuminated what his own experience of this Veteran's Day was.
"The day went on like any other," he said.
Others feel the same. Pat Fredericks, owner of Wise Guys Subs and Stuff in downtown Fort Myers, was born in 1942. His father served in WWII and he served in the Marines from 1961-65, stationed at Camp Le Juene in North Carolina.
"I closed on Veteran's Day and a lot of people gave me hell, you know?" Fredericks said. "But to me it's important…For some reason, that Second Generation of WWII veterans took it a lot more seriously. It's just a change in times."
Maybe it was because the general population was rationed during WWII, Fredericks theorized, and so they felt more a part of the war.
"Now people take that for granted," he said.
Holladay agrees.
"We take it for granted that we can stop at the gas station and buy gas," he said. "I don't care how expensive it is, we can get it."
Arthur Canty "Bud" Lennon was buried at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 19, in Elwood, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Rebecca; four children, Ashley Conner, Michael Lennon, Caitlin Lennon and Clair Lennon; his mother, Jean Lennon; one sister, Dinah Archambeault; and one brother, John Lennon; one nephew, and several nieces.
Preceded in death by his father, Arthur T. Lennon (1988); sister, Elizabeth Lennon (1973).
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