http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 29 September 2012 Obituary of John Shannon Coogan III ______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Las Vegas Review-Journal" [NV], 26 JUL 2012): JOHN COOGAN III [photo] John "Shannon" Coogan III, 58, of Las Vegas, a retired master plumber, passed away July 24, 2012. He was born July 28, 1953, in Albuquerque, N.M., and was a 56-year resident of Nevada. Shannon graduated from Western High School in 1971 and from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1975. He was employed by Hansen Mechanical Contractors for 26 years. His favorite pastime was hunting and being outdoors. He was able to accomplish his dream of two hunting safari trips to South Africa. Shannon is survived by his wife, Karen Coogan; parents, Jack and Betty Coogan; sister, Sharon Coogan; daughters, Tearsa and Johnna Coogan; grandson, Miles Coogan; and his grand- children, Braxton, Brody, Brecken, Erin, Allison and Rebecca Kooser; as well as many other family members and loved ones. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m., Monday, July 30, at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 Lone Mountain Road. His family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his honor to either the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society www.lls.org/waystohelp or Best Friends Animal Society http://www.bestfriends.org/index.htm ______________________________________________________________________