This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: French, Reilly, Grandy Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1610 Message Board Post: Mr. John J. French, age 76, of Hastings, passed away Monday, January 17, 2000 at his residence. Mr. French was born on September 4, 1923 in Redondo Beach, California, the son of John & Ann (Reilly) French. He was raised in the Redondo Beach area and attended St. James Catholic School, graduating in 1941 from Redondo Beach High School. Mr. French later received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He married Dorothy J. Grandy on February 12, 1946. Mr. French served 11-1/2 years in the Army Air Corps and later the Air Force, serving 8-1/2 years as a pilot, and three years as an Assistant Professor of Air Science and Tactics at Loyola University in California. He was employed as a Sales Engineer for the 3-M Company in Redondo Beach, California, then was with MidWestern Instrument in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a manufacturer of electronic components. In 1959 they relocated to Nutley, New Jersey and established Gem-Electro Magnetic! s, Incorporated in 1961 and Grandy, Incorporated, which was located in Fairfield, New Jersey. In 1982, they relocated to Hastings and owned and operated Michigan Magnetics in Vermontville until selling the company in February of 1998. Mr. French was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and Hastings Elks Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Rebecca Ann French on August 2, 1999; and by three sisters. Mr. French is survived by his wife, Dorothy; daughters, Toni French of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, and Cathy Hurley of Hastings; sons, John (Ann) French of Alamuchy, New Jersey, Danny (Lynn) French of Clayton, California, Kevin French of Hastings, and Jeffrey French of Hastings; nine grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. A Funeral Mass was held on Friday, January 21, 2000 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Reverend Charles H. Fischer officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Rose School or a charity of one's choice. Arrange! ments were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, January 25, 2000) Transcriber has no family connection.