Dr. John Menard was born the son of Norman and Elizabeth Menard of Ilion. He grew up on Remington Place and graduated with the Ilion Class of 1969. He earned a $3,000 Gannett Newspaper boy Scholarship and graduated from Colgate University. He earned his Doctorate at the State University of New York School of Dentistry at Buffalo. In 1979, Dr. Menard joined the dental practice of Dr. James L. Francis in Clinton, NY. In 1994, they moved the practice to its present location here on East Park Row in Clinton. Dr. Menard's staff, "...old and new, is proud to have been 'filling' the dental needs of local residents for several generations."

Dr. John Menard married Christine Monahan, IHS Class of 1969, in August 1977. Since 1979, they have resided in Clinton NY where they raised their daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah Menard. Dr. Menard's wife, Christine, is the daughter of Ilion Chemistry teacher, John Monohan and Ilion school library aide, Helen Monohan.