Mr.Frederick Lewis McCann was born in Spokane, Washington. He was the son of the late Dr.Theodore McCann of Seattle, Washington, and the late Mrs Helen (McCann) Alseth of Seattle, Washington. He was the brother of Theodore McCann of Seattle, Washington, and the nephew of the late Michael W McCann of Spokane, Washington. He is survived by his wife, Dorothea J (Simkins,Pryor) McCann of Gladstone, Missouri, sons Michael Wayne McCann Sr. of Gladstone, Missouri,and Randy McCann of Seattle, Washington ,daughters Pamela, Lona and Patricia McCann all of Seattle, Washington. He was the father-in-law of Lisa McClary McCann of Gladstone, Missouri, grandfather of Michael Wayne McCann Jr of Denham Springs, Louisiana, Gary Frederick McCann of Metairie, Louisiana and William Benona McCann of Pearl River, Louisiana. He was step grandfather of Lionel D. Hibbs of Slidell, Louisiana, Kristan J (Hibbs) Wade of Gladstone, Missouri, Jennifer L (Hibbs) Ginger of Stilwell, Kansas and Stacy E (Hibbs) Buckley of Gladstone, Missouri. Mr. McCann is also survived by five step great grandchildren. Mr. McCann was a WWII Veteran of the United States Army. Following the war, he was employed as a Quality Control Inspector by the Boeing Airplane Company of Seattle, Washington. He transferred to the Boeing Operations in Wichita, Kansas during the Korean War. There, he worked on both the B-47 Stratojet Bomber Assembly and B-52 Bomber Hound Dog Missile Retrofit programs. Later, he worked as a Quality Control Inspector on the Minute Man I Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) installation program for the Boeing Aerospace Company subcontractor to the United States Air Force in Lewistown, Montana; Garrison, North Dakota; and Sedalia, Missouri. In early 1964, he was transferred to The Boeing Aerospace Company's New Orleans Operations (Michoud Assembly Facility) and worked as a Quality Assurance Supervisor on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Saturn V Booster program for the subsequent Apollo Moon project. He remained at NASA until his death in 1971. Mr. McCann was a resident of Slidell, Louisiana and a member of The Loyal Order Of Moose and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Mr. McCann enjoyed Fishing, and coaching Little League Baseball. He was also active in the Slidell Little Theater. In his most memorable performance he portrayed the drunken Irish Police Officer in "Arsenic and Old Lace", a play written by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. Mr. McCann battled Alcoholism for many years. In early 1971 he entered an Alcoholism Treatment Center in Mandeville, Louisiana. He successfully completed the treatment program in mid 1971. From that point, he had a brighter outlook on life, a refreshing energy level and a pronounced love for his fellow man. Family and friends were very proud and very supportive of his dedicated efforts to achieve and maintain sobriety. However, due to the length and extent of his Alcoholism, he had subsequently suffered severe Liver damage. On August 7,1971, Mr. McCann suffered an acute episode involving a duodenal ulcer which perforated his stomach and severed a central artery. He was transported by ambulance to Methodist Hospital in New Orleans East. There, he was immediately taken into emergency surgery and then admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Though showing remarkable signs of recovery, he took a turn for the worse on the morning of August 28th. Mr McCann died at six O'clock that evening of complications resulting from cirrhosis of the liver and the severe hemorrhaging of the arteries. A wake was held on August 30th, and then a public flag memorial service was conducted on August 31st at Honnaker Funeral Home in Slidell, Louisiana. His remains were transferred by air to the Johnson Funeral Home in Junction City, Kansas. A private memorial service for family was held at that time. Burial was at the Lyona United Methodist Church Cemetery, in Dickenson County, Kansas. A United States Marine Corps honor guard presented his burial flag to his widow, Dorothea J McCann. The grave site is adjacent to his mother-in-law Carrie Simkins of Junction City, Kansas and father-in-law Benona Simkins of Junction City, Kansas.

With all his faults and shortcomings, he was "My Dad" and I love and miss him and always will. God rest his Soul.