Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-15
JOHN /. DANNY DIES
SUDDENLY At HIS
HOME EARLY TODAY
Stricken With Uraemic Convul.
sions and Passed Away
in Few Hours.
WAS A PROMINENT BANKER


John IL. Dandy, president of the
Union National Bank. and prominent
financier. died suddenly this morning
at his home. 1913 Delaware avenue.
Death is attributed to uraernic condi-
tions MIR. Dandy. who WAS in his
sixty ninth year. wae in comparative
~ good health and news of his death
at T3o o'clock this morning was a
severe shock to : his hundreds of
friends and acauaintances in this city.
Mr.. Danny spent the entire day yes
terday home. He complained Of no
illness and shortly after 10 o'clock last
night retired to his room. During the
night. however. according to members
of his family. MIR. Dandy was heard
to move about his room. shortly
after O'Clock this morning, he went
TO the bath room where. a few mo-
ments later he was found lying on
the floor unconscious.
Alarmed at his condition members
OF the family Immediately called for
nr. A. q. Negcndank, The family
physician. 4 diagnosis OF .his case re-
veafed uraemic commissions and he
WAS returned 10 bed. At 7.3o O'Clock
however, the banker suffered re-
lapse and died within few minutes
At his bedside az the time OF his death
were his wife and two sons.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Although
a member of First and Central Pres
hyterian Church, IL was announced by
the family that the services would be
conducted by Rev. r. NJ. Trapneil
rector of st. Andrews Church, an in
innate friend of Mr.. Dandy. The
pastor OF the First Central Church is
absent on his vacation.
Mr.. Dandy was born September 5.
1853. at Henry Clay. near Wilmington.
He was a son of the late Henry and
Maria Dandy. who were among the
first settlers in Brandywine hundred.
Educated at Professor Reynolds
Business College, located in the early
COS at Sixth and Market streets. the
present site OF the Mullin building.
Mr.. Dandy started his banking career
while a student at college. He entered
the service of the Union National Bank
at the age of seventeen, as junior
clerk, rising rapidly and filling every
capacity from clerk to president.
Eleven years ago Mr.. Dandy succeed
ed Preston Lea, as president of the
bank.
Not only was he prominent in
financial circles, but held public office
as well. At the time of his death. he
was a member of the Board of Park
Commissioners. He also served at one
time as a member of the Board of
Education.
He was a member of the board of
directors OF the Artisans Savings
Bank, president of the Wilmington
Clearings House Association, seere-
tary and treasurer of the Wilmington
Furniture Company and a director of
the Equitable Trust Comany. His club
affiliations embraced the Wilmington
Club. the Wilmington Country Club
and the Bankers Association, of New
York.
Mr.. Dandy, it was learned today,
had complained of feeling badly last
summer. when he, accompanied BY
members of his family, underwent
special treatment at Spring Lake n.
J.. Following this treatment his
health was considered greatly im-
proved, however, seVeTai H1onths ago
he again called for DIR. Nagendank.
his medical advisor.
Prior TO his death. DIR. Nagendank
appealed 10 the banker to have a
thorough diagnosis made of his case
At the Union National Bank 1t was
stated that Mr.. Dandy, had been in ex-
ceptionafly fine spirits Saturday, and
that he had remained at the bank
several hours after the closing of the
doors.
and two sons, Mrs. Georgeine Gregg
| Dandy, II. Gregg Dandy and John
Kenneth Dandy. One brother. James
Dandy also lives in this city. An only
sister. Mrs. s. Thomas Kemp, died
several months ago.