John O'Neal was a gentleman in every sense of the word, I had the good fortune of meeting him in 1982, and within a year I had the opportunity to travel with him, and some other DST executives on a business trip to New York. I learned a lot on that trip about DST business. More importantly, John always stopped when he saw me at work to ask how things were, and how I was doing. And then later, we crossed paths working for Irish Cultual events in Kansas City. He was the person that was always asked to sing the National Anthem and the Irish National Anthem in English and Gaelic to kick-off most of the important events in Kansas City having anything to do with Irish Culture. He was a very good friend to the Irish Festival for all the years I have been working on it. John got sick a while ago and fought for each moment of his life to spend precioius time with his family and friends. We mourn the loss of our friend and wish his family all of our prayers and respect. We have lost a great friend and a great man. We thank him for his time given to the Irish Culture in Kansas City.
Shawn Sullivan-Warner
KCIF Children's Area
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