John David Lands

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[John David Lands, 58, Harrisburg, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Harrisburg Medical Center, surrounded by his family.

John was born on July 17, 1951, in Harrisburg to JoAnn (Vaughn) Lands and the late Bill Mac Lands. He had a former wife and a special companion, Cindy Walters of Harrisburg.

He was a 1969 graduate of Harrisburg High School. He continued his education at the University of Illinois, graduating with an engineering degree. He was a senior engineer for Boeing.

He is survived by a son, Brett (Kat) Lands; daughter, Jessica Cowgill; and grandchildren, Lily, Andrew and Adyn, all of Seattle, Wash. He is also survived by two brothers, Terry (Becky) Lands and Billy Mac Lands; nephews, Mac (Mina) Lands, Nicholas (Sara) Lands, Zachary Lands and Billy Jo Lands; nieces, Kelli (Chris) Hathaway and Amber Lands; uncle, Randy (Treva) Lands; and aunts, Vera Vaughn and Larry Lands.

John David accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior on Nov. 5, 2009.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Reed Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from noon to service time Thursday at Reed Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Reed Funeral Chapel. Condolences may be left at the Obituary Page of the Internet site www.reedfuneralchapel.com.