Memorial Hospital where he remained unconscious. O'Bannon's condition worsened; based on his living will, his family decided to use no further means of support and care. He died on September 13, 2003, aged 73, leaving behind his wife Judy (Asmus), three children (Polly, Jennifer and Jonathan) and five grandchildren. O'Bannon donated organs (having signed legislation making organ donation easier in Indiana), including his cornea which helped an Illinois woman regain her sight. O’Bannon’s ashes were scattered in the O'Bannon family plot at Cedar Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Corydon, Indiana. O'Bannon was succeeded in office by Lieutenant Governor Joe E. Kernan of South Bend, who was sworn into office just hours after O'Bannon's death in an emotional ceremony. O'Bannon is the subject of the 2006 biography Legacy of a Governor: The Life of Indiana's Frank O'Bannon. In February 2006, a memorial bust of O'Bannon was placed outside the Indiana Statehouse Senate chambers. Judy O'Bannon resided in her husband's hometown of Corydon, Indiana, and remained active in Democratic politics and in her husband's newspaper, The Corydon Democrat. She hosted a statewide public television program, Communities Building Community. In November 2013, she married Donald Willsey. Political positions O'Bannon was regarded to be a conservative Democrat. See also List of governors of Indiana References External links O'Bannon Institute for Community Service - Ivy Tech Community College Frank O'Bannon profile from the State of Indiana Indianapolis Star biography of O'Bannon |- |- |- |- |- |- 1930 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians American United Methodists American people of Irish descent Democratic Party governors of Indiana Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni Lieutenant Governors of Indiana Organ transplant donors People from Corydon, Indiana Military personnel from Indiana Editors of Indiana newspapers Indiana lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century Methodists