Dr. Cannon is very involved with his family, with three boys and two girls. The two oldest boys, Ryan and Christopher, are both US Army officers, and he is very proud of their service to our country. Ryan was a Captain, assigned to the famous 101st Airborne, “Screaming Eagles”, and has served two overseas tours, including a tour stationed at F.O.B. Wolverine, Afghanistan. Ryan is now an Air Dispatch Controller living in St. Louis, MO. Middle son Christopher graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and is stationed out of Fort Drum, New York with the 10th Mountain Division. He is a 2nd Lieutenant and aviator, flying Blackhawks and assigned to the 10th Air Calvary, and just returned from a tour in Afghanistan.
Christopher is married to Amanda Glasgow. His older daughter, Andrea, graduated with honors from Northwestern University with a degree in Psychology. She now works in Minneapolis, MN and is married to Jim Thomson, who is attending the Law School of the University of Minnesota.
His youngest daughter, Michelle, is a senior at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, majoring in International Marketing and youngest son Keith is attending college at Arizona State University.