- Date Of Birth: August 8, 1928
- Date Of Death: March 16, 2015
- State: Connecticut
Ellen (nee Dunleavy) Shannon, aged 86 years, was a former resident of Fairfield and entered eternal rest on Monday, March 16, 2015 in Potomac, MD. Ellen was born in Fairfield, CT in 1928. While Ellen grew up in Bridgeport, CT, she always considered Fairfield as her home. In 1951, she married the love of her life, Jack Shannon, and the newlyweds settled into their first home in Southport, CT. A few years later, she and Jack moved to Chatham, NJ where they raised their family and lived for almost 20 years. After an eight-year stay in Plantation, FL, Ellen and Jack returned to their beloved Fairfield in 1980 where they became active members in the Gaelic-American Club and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. Ellen and Jack loved their Irish heritage and enjoyed their life in Fairfield. Jack died on 2007 and Ellen moved to Potomac, MD in 2012 to be closer to three of her four children. Ellen was always passionate about style and fashion. She began her career in retailing at DM Read Department Store and went on to a professional career working as a ready-to-wear buyer for local and national department stores in the greater New York Metro area and South Florida all while raising a family with four active children. Later, she became a fashion consultant for Home Shopping Network often designing new offerings. In retirement, she continued her retail inclinations working at tag sales alongside her grammar school friends.
