Kathleen L. Daerr-Bannon, 65, teacher

A celebration of life is planned for Monday, April 27, for Kathleen L. Daerr-Bannon, 65, of Villanova, a lawyer, mediator, and teacher who died Wednesday, March 4, at Chestnut Hill Hospital of heart failure after suffering an infection.

Ms. Daerr-Bannon was an assistant professor at Temple University's Fox School of Business and regularly taught business law, ethics, and alternative dispute resolution at Temple and its branch in Tokyo, Japan. She also had served as a guest lecturer at the Villanova University School of Law.

She was an arbitrator and mediator in disputes resolved outside the courtroom and authored many publications on that subject.

According to a statement issued by the legal studies department at the Fox School of Business, Ms. Daerr-Bannon was known as a cheerful, guiding presence who engaged students easily.

"She left an impact on this department that will be very hard to fill," the statement said.

Born in North Huntingdon, 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, Ms. Daerr-Bannon was a 1967 graduate of Norwin High School, a 1971 graduate of Swarthmore College, and a 1974 graduate of the Temple University School of Law.

She married Richard Bannon. The two settled in Center City and then Villanova. They divorced; he survives.

Also surviving are her son, Richard Charles Bannon II; two brothers; three nephews; and a niece.

A celebration of life will be held starting at noon, Monday, April 27, in Speakman Hall, Room 113, at Temple University Fox School of Business, 1801 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia 19122.

Burial was private.

Donations may be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Box 96929, Washington, D.C. 20090.

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