Tom Shannon

Thomas Richard Shannon, 49, died suddenly of natural causes on November 27, 2008, at his home. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday at Parkway Funeral Service Chapel, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Rev. Walter Schott officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm Thursday at Parkway Funeral Service and will continue one hour prior to the service. In honoring Tom’s wishes, cremation will follow the funeral service. Tom was born on April 27, 1959 in Bismarck, ND, the son of Paul and Elaine Felchle Shannon. He attended school in Bismarck, and graduated from Bismarck High School. From 1976 to 1980 he served with the North Dakota National Guard, and later graduated from the Medcenter One / Q&R Clinic Radiology Technology Program. He married Carla Jean Savenko on November 21, 1980, and they together had a son, Brooks Thomas Shannon. On June 29, 1993, Tom married Sandi Harm Jangula at a ceremony in Ashland, Oregon. In 1994 the family moved to Eureka, California where Tom worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital as a radiology technologist. After two years, the family returned to the Bismarck / Mandan area. He was most recently employed with Comfort Inn in Bismarck, where he spent his time doing what he had come to enjoy – creating fine woodwork with his hands. Tom’s rich life was far too short, even though he lived every day to the fullest. Tom’s lust for life led him on many different paths, where he worked many professions and was enriched by many friends. You could always count on him to give you a hand with whatever you needed, and he enjoyed so much of what life offered – cooking, making beautiful furniture and art, spending time outdoors, and hanging out with his friends. He will be dearly missed by many: his mother, Elaine Felchle Shannon, Bismarck, ND; his father, Paul Shannon, Bismarck, ND; his son, Brooks Shannon and his girlfriend, MeriCarol Storhaug, Plymouth, MN; his brothers and sisters, Patrick Tamara Shannon, Oakland, CA, Robert Tammy Kadrmas Shannon, Bismarck, ND, Paula Jerome Helm Mann, Bismarck, ND, and Sally Shannon, Bismarck, ND; his nephews, Nathan Robyn Mann, Beulah, ND, Steven Shannon, Bismarck, ND, and Patrick Shannon, Jr., Oakland, CA; his nieces, Tristin Mann, Bismarck, ND, Allison Mann, Bismarck, ND, and Eva Shannon, Oakland, CA; his ex-wife, Carla Savenko Shannon, Bismarck, ND; one stepson, Brian Schmidt, Rosholt, SD; Tom’s special friend Deidre Engelheardt; and his grandchildren. He will also be missed by his coworkers and his many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandi Shannon; his stepson, Brad Schmidt; his stepbrother, Daryl Walker; and his grandparents.

Tom Shannon

April 27, 1959 - November 27, 2008