Franklin Richard Lang

Franklin Richard Lang, age 95 of Savannah, GA and formerly of Palos Park, IL Beloved husband of the late Susan Lang nee Dalheim. Loving father of Richard (Ginger) Lang, the late Thomas R. (Susan) Lang & Daniel R. (Bernadette) Lang. Grandfather of Thomas M. (Marisa), Dr. Michael J. (Sarah) & Timothy J. (Mary Eileen) Lang. Great grandfather of Edmund Richard, Caroline Marina, Juliet Olivia and Claire Cecilia Lang. Visitation Saturday, August 6th from 9:00 a.m. until time of Mass 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st Street, Orland Park. Illinois. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. Devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who lived for 69 years in the Chicago area after moving here in 1947 from Cincinnati, OH to make his home and begin his career. He spent 39 years as a Sales Engineer with the LeBlond Machine Tool Co. serving the Chicago regional market. His love of sports was reflected as not only an avid fan but as a coach and mentor to his 3 sons and many other children in the Palos Park area. He and his wife were longtime members of both Saint Michael Parish in Orland Park and Our Lady of the Woods Parish in Palos Park. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made in his honor to the Fr. Ed Pigott Scholarship Fund of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, OH. www.stxavier.org/FrPigottScholarship to continue his strong belief in the value of Jesuit education.