Shannon Vincent

Shannon D. Vincent 12/4/1928 – 3/2/2016     Shannon D. Vincent, 87,of Longmont, CO died March 2, 2016 at TRU Community Care Hospice.  He was born on December 4, 1928 in Brownsville, KY to Ona and Hettie Vincent. Shannon was the oldest sibling of 5 children. Shannon had 3 brothers, Randall, James, & Laymon  and a sister Shirley (all preceding him in death).     Shannon moved from Kentucky to Longmont in 1945. Shannon married Betty Hessler in 1948 in Johnstown, Colorado. Shannon and Betty were married for 68 years. Shannon was employed by the City of Longmont beginning at the age of 16, in 1945. Shannon began his career with the City of Longmont at the Sunset Golf Course, Shannon then transferred to the Longmont Water Treatment plant in Lyons, where he and his family resided, because of  his promotion. Shannon concluded his career with the city, at the Longmont Hydro plant, in 1990.  After retirement, Shannon and Betty moved back to Longmont and he drove for many car dealers in town and the Metro area .     Shannon is survived by his wife Betty; daughter Sherry and son in law Dale Binkley, granddaughter Shawna Tow, great grandson Tyler Rodriguez- Tow, great great granddaughter Ava Rodriguez- Tow and his sister in law Peggy Mattson.   Service Information A service summary is not available