Dan Gordon's Obituary
Decatur – Dan Gordon, 75, of Decatur, passed away at 11:00 am Saturday, January 2, 2010 at his residence.
Dan was born February 23, 1934 in Illiopolis, the son of Ernest and Lois (Pennington) Gordon. He married Joyce Marie Bennett on May 4, 1957 in Decatur.
Services to celebrate Dan’s life will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com.
He will be sadly missed by his three sons: David (Debra) Gordon of Westerville, OH, Doug (Gayle) Gordon of Decatur, and Dan (Lisa) Gordon of Rock Falls, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
He was reunited in Heaven with his parents, one brother: Jim, and one sister: Mary.
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