- Date Of Birth: May 17, 1928
- Date Of Death: December 27, 2017
- State: Connecticut
The Honorable John H. Shannon, age 89 retired Probate Judge for the Town of Fairfield and beloved husband of the late Rita Jane Shannon passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Cambridge Manor, Fairfield. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Governor of Connecticut James C. Shannon and Helen Shannon, John was a Fairfield resident for most of his life. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Connecticut Law School, John passed the Bar Exam six months prior to graduation and joined his father’s law practice at Shannon, Wilder and Pitt. He was a member of the first four year graduating class of Fairfield College Preparatory School in 1945. He was proud to have his earned Varsity Letter in his senior year on the Prep Football Team playing alongside his lifelong friend Jack Neary. He also loved the annual Latin Scholar luncheon. John was inducted into the Fairfield Prep Hall of Fame in 1989. John continued to practice law until his retirement in 1994 and was Fairfield’s Probate Judge from 1979 to 1994. He was a member of the American, Connecticut, Bridgeport and Fairfield Bar Associations. He served as a Trial Referee in Bridgeport Superior Court and was a member of the Connecticut Probate Assembly and the National Council of Probate Judges. Serving in the Connecticut State Senate from 1957-1958, John was the Fairfield Republican Town Committee Treasurer for seven years.
