John Leon:
CLASS OF 1970
St. Philip Basilica High SchoolClass of 1970
Chicago, IL
Our Lady of Mercy SchoolClass of 1966
Chicago, IL
John's Story
Attended Our Lady Help of Christians (grades 1-5) and Our Lady of Mercy (grades 6-8) grade schools.
Attended St. Philip Basilica HS '66-70.
Attended Loyola U 1970-75. Missed one semester due to active duty in the Army Reserves at Ft. Polk, LA and Ft. Sam Houston, TX. Spent 6 years in the US Army Reserves (801st General Hospital), 1970-76, as a medic and lab tech. Graduated Loyola 1975.
Worked for Continental Bank in Chicago 1975-80. Attended night school for a masters degree in Taxation at DePaul U.
Five months after finishing DePaul in 1980, I moved to Houston to join Texas Commerce Bank (now Chase Bank of Texas). Stayed there thru 2001, except for one year (mid-87 thru mid-88) when I went back to C...Expand for more
ontinental. I lived in Downers Grove during that one year. Returned to Texas mid-88. Changed careers in 1990, from management of trusts and estates, to a career in IT.
Left JPMorgan Chase in 2001, spent 8 years at a startup (Viewpointe Archive Services, LLC), and was with IBM from mid-2009 till retirement in July, 2016.
Divorced 2004, remarried 2005. Have one daughter, one son, 3 stepkids. Total of 6 grandkids.
Owned several motorcycles from 2001 thru 2017 (one Suzuki, a Gold Wing, and four different Harleys).
Earned a private pilot certificate in 2015. Own an experimental light sport aircraft, a 2019 Van’s RV-12iS.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 2004, treated, no signs since.
Retired July, 2016.
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