\t\t\tMary Jo Shannon \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Mary Jo Shannon, beloved mother, grandmother, friend, and longtime La Jolla resident and businessowner, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 after a long and beautiful life.<\/p>\n
Born in Hope, Arkansas, to Lou Ethel Campbell and Gordon Lowe Campbell, Mary Jo spent part of her childhood in Mississippi before her family settled in San Diego. It was there that her mother later married Jim Fairbanks, who became Mary Jo\u2019s beloved stepfather, a guiding presence throughout her life, and one of her greatest loves until the day he passed away. <\/p>\n
She married Robert Houghton in 1954 and had two daughters, Kris and Karen.<\/p>\n
Mary Jo shared many wonderful years in La Jolla with her late husband, Harry Shannon, where together they built a life deeply rooted in the community they loved so much. Following in the footsteps of her mother, who owned Candelabra on Prospect Street, Mary Jo opened Candles of La Jolla on Girard Avenue before founding Shannon & Company. Her cherished Wall Street children\u2019s boutique became a destination for families who came from near and far, known for its thoughtfully curated gifts, toys, and timeless charm. She devoted her life to her stores, retiring at the age of 82. <\/p>\n
Her greatest joy, however, was her family. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and is survived by her daughter, Kris Jenner, her seven beloved grandchildren, who brought her endless happiness and pride, and her 13 beautiful great-grandchildren, whom she loved so dearly. Her daughter Karen, who was a devoted mother, sister and daughter, and loved by many, sadly passed away on March 18, 2024. <\/p>\n
Her daughter, Kris Jenner, shared: \u201cMy mom loved La Jolla with all her heart. It was where she built her dreams, raised our family, and welcomed so many people into her stores. She taught me everything that truly matters\u2026 to love your family fiercely, to be kind, to show up for the people you love, and to never take a single moment together for granted.<\/p>\n
Mary Jo will be remembered for her warmth, entrepreneurial spirit, love of La Jolla, and the lasting mark she left on the community she cherished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mary Jo Shannon OBITUARY Mary Jo Shannon, beloved mother, grandmother, friend, and longtime La Jolla resident and businessowner,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-417733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}