Obituary and final arrangements for Ft. McPherson Friday

Roger L. Dillon
Roger L. Dillon, 65, of Omaha, formerly of North Platte, passed away Oct. 20, 2009. Our loving husband, father, and grandfather has lost his brave 17 month battle with brain cancer. We will miss his enthusiasm for life, his ability to light up the entire room, and the way he would drop everything to help someone. His joy in life was his family, especially his four grandchildren that he loved dearly. He spent 38 1/2 years working at Union Pacific and has enjoyed retirement since 2001. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Jan; daughters, Tracy (Rich) Huff of Omaha, Mary of Portland, Ore,; four grandchildren, Dillon, Emily, Sam, and Kaitlyn Huff; sisters, Cathy (Doug) Lamberty, Gloria (Don) Piper of North Platte; brothers, Mike (Jodi) Dillon of Lincoln, Larry Dillon of Grand Island; mother-in-law, Maxine Jennings of Lincoln; brothers-in-law, Steve Dent of North Platte, Mike (Cindy) Dent of Redding, Calif.; sister-in-law, Nancy (Keith) Rudeen of Overton; and many nieces and nephews, and many, many wonderful friends. Roger was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Judy Dillon. He will be greatly missed by his family and those fortunate enough to have known him. Visitation with family will be on Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., with a wake service at 7 p.m., at the John A. Gentleman Pacific Street Chapel in Omaha. Memorial Mass will be on Thursday at 1 p.m., at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Omaha. Burial will be on Friday at 2:30 p.m., at the Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Make a Wish Foundation of Nebraska, an organization close to Roger's heart.