Mr. Stephen E. Janas

Stephen Edward Janas, age 91, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at his home at St. George Village, Roswell, GA. He was born June 22, 1923 in Patterson, NJ, the only son of the late Stephen George and Marie (Keys) Janas, and was married to Louise Rainey, June 24, 1950. Janas graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1941 and served as a signalman on the USS Young in the Navy, serving in both theaters, including escort duty to President Roosevelt during World War II. Graduating from Brown University in June 1947 with an AB in English, he served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1947-1953 in Walla Walla, Washington and Chicago, Illinois. Janas spent part of his career in sales, working for Thomas A. Edison from 1953-1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Investors Diversified Services from 1961-1975. In 1970 the family relocated from Minnesota to Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta’s mild winters convinced him to make the move permanent. From 1975-1986, Janas was Executive Director of the Georgia Dental Association. Janas was President of the Sales and Marketing Executives of Minneapolis 1965-66 and Chairman of the Atlanta Chapter of the Society of Former FBI Agents, 1980-81. Steve had a great love for the outdoors and enjoyed hiking, canoeing, and bird watching. He rafted on the Colorado River and volunteered a number of years maintaining the Colorado trail. He took up tennis at age 40 and played regularly until he was 85. Retirement allowed time for European travel, oil painting, reading and writing. As the father of eight, when faced with base paths cut into the yard, he was known to remark “I’m raising children, not grass.” Survivors include his wife of sixty-four years Louise (Rainey) Janas; Patti (Janas) and John Fox, Sioux City, Iowa; Eileen Janas, Arlington, Virginia; Stephen and Julia Janas, Marietta, Georgia and daughters Caroline (Janas) and Josh Bradford, Marietta, Georgia, and Knox Bradford (Great Grandson) and Melanie; Thomas and Barbara Janas, Delano, Minnesota and their children Paul, Laura, Joseph, Leo, and Anne; Michael and Nancy Janas, Marietta, Georgia and children Haley and Stephen; Mary (Janas) and Todd Reese, Lawrenceville, Georgia and their children Pamela, Bridget, and Ryan; Barbara (Janas) and John Kemner, Cumming, Georgia and sons Sean and Kevin; Jeannie (Janas) and Frank Hall, Greensboro, North Carolina and children Michael, Katie, James, Jackson, and Luke. The family will receive friends at Northside Chapel, 12050 Crabapple Rd., Roswell, GA, www.northsidechapel.com Friday, December 26 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 27 at St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church, 11330 Woodstock Rd., Roswell, GA at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations in Steve’s name may be directed to: St. Vincent de Paul of St. Peter Chanel 11330 Woodstock Rd. Roswell, GA 30075 Catholic Charities 2401 Lake Park Dr. SE Smyrna, GA 30080

Mr. Stephen E. Janas

June 22, 1923 - December 22, 2014