Obituary: Donald Hahn

Posted on January 13, 2020

Donald F. Hahn, 68, of Crest Hill, Illinois and Venice, Florida, passed into

the Lord’s family on Wednesday, January 8 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

The visitation for Don will be from 4-8 p.m. at Carmody-Flynn Funeral

Home, Bloomington, Illinois on Thursday, January 16. The Mass of

Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Mary’s Church in

Bloomington, with Fr. Greg Nelson officiating. Burial will follow at Holy

Cross Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Multiple Myeloma

Foundation or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Don was born August 19, 1951 to Mary Elizabeth Lannon and Maurice F.

Hahn in Rockford. He married Mary Cay Lammers on December 29, 1973.

She survives. Don is also survived by sons Mark (Kristin) and Greg (John

Romalis). He was the very special Abuelo (grandfather) to Nolan and

Marin. Don’s brothers and sisters are: Barb Miller, Joan (John) Gillette, Bill

(Gail) Hahn, Jane (Bill) Morgan, Cathy (Dan) Manning, and Mike (Debbie)

Hahn, and numerous inlaws, nieces, and nephews. Predeceasing Don

were his parents, his brother Rick Hahn, niece Emily Morgan, and nephew

Zack Lammers.

Don graduated from Illinois State University in 1973 and began his career

in education. He became a school principal in 1981 and then served as a

superintendent of schools in 1990. These job changes took Don and his

family around Central Illinois and they were able to make good friends in all

locations. Most recently, he served Ridgeview School District #19 for ten

years and then Olympia CUSD #16 for five years, at which point he retired.

Don was proud of his family and enjoyed getting together with all of them at

weddings and special family gatherings. Storytelling was always a part of

the family time. He and Mary Cay’s passion was travelling, so they spent

much of their retirement seeing new places and were able to visit all fifty

states. Venice, Florida was their winter home, and they felt honored to

have many friends and family there as well.

To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com .

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