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==Personal life==

==Personal life==

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Shannon was a member of the Downtown Rotary International in Shreveport, one of the largest civic clubs in the nation. He was a past president of the Shreveport chapter of the Reserve Officers Association, an organization formed in 1922 to promote national security issues.<ref name=findagrave/>​

Shannon was a member of the Downtown Rotary International in Shreveport, one of the largest civic clubs in the nation. He was a past president of the Shreveport chapter of the Reserve Officers Association, an organization formed in 1922 to promote national security issues.<ref name=findagrave/>

 

Shannon's wife, the former Sidney Anita "Nita" Pearce (1906–1996), was a native of Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish who graduated from Bunkie High School and attended Alexandria Business College. The couple met while they were both living in Alexandria.<ref name=mrsshannon/> In 1962, the couple sued the Shreveport Transit Company after Mrs. Shannon was injured on a municipal trolley. They collected some $12,000 for pain and medical bills but tried to amend the suit to claim $30,000. At the time of the accident, a student driver was behind the wheel of the trolley.<ref>''Shannon v. Shreveport Transit Co.,'' 149 So.2d 206 (La. App. 2 Cir., 1963).</ref>​

Shannon's wife, the former Sidney Anita "Nita" Pearce (1906–1996), was a native of Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish who graduated from Bunkie High School and attended Alexandria Business College. The couple met while they were both living in Alexandria.<ref name=mrsshannon/> In 1962, the couple sued the Shreveport Transit Company after Mrs. Shannon was injured on a municipal trolley. They collected some $12,000 for pain and medical bills but tried to amend the suit to claim $30,000. At the time of the accident, a student driver was behind the wheel of the trolley.<ref>''Shannon v. Shreveport Transit Co.,'' 149 So.2d 206 (La. App. 2 Cir., 1963).</ref>​

 

Mrs. Shannon died of complications following an accidental fall at their Shreveport residence.<ref name=mrsshannon>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53533652|title=Sidney Anita "Nita" Pierce Shannon|publisher=findagrave.com|date=June 10, 2010|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}</ref> Shannon died in Shreveport of a sudden illness at the age of eighty-four nearly two years after his wife's passing. His services were held in the Frost Chapel of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Shreveport on April 28, 1998. The couple is interred at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport. The Shannons had no children.<ref name=obit/>​

Mrs. Shannon died of complications following an accidental fall at their Shreveport residence.<ref name=mrsshannon>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53533652|title=Sidney Anita "Nita" Pierce Shannon|publisher=findagrave.com|date=June 10, 2010|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}</ref> Shannon died in Shreveport of a sudden illness at the age of eighty-four nearly two years after his wife's passing. His services were held in the Frost Chapel of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Shreveport on April 28, 1998. The couple is interred at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport. The Shannons had no children.<ref name=obit/>​

 

Shannon's archival materials, including a 1977 oral history interview, are located at the Noel Memorial Library of Louisiana State University in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwla-archives.org/guide/oha.htm|title=Shannon, George|publisher=lsus.edu|date=1977|accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref>​

Shannon's archival materials, including a 1977 oral history interview, are located at the Noel Memorial Library of Louisiana State University in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwla-archives.org/guide/oha.htm|title=Shannon, George|publisher=lsus.edu|date=1977|accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref>​

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