Richard Shaw's Obituary
Richard H. “Dick” Shaw of Fayetteville, NY passed away peacefully on June 13, 2014 at Crouse Hospital. Dick was born in Cleveland, OH on September 21, 1924. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1947 and received his PhD in Philosophy in 1959.
Dick raised his family in Yorktown Heights, NY, where he served as president of the Yorktown School Board for many years. He worked for IBM for over 25 years in quality control management. He retired to Great Barrington, MA, where he and his beloved wife Carol enjoyed living in the Berkshire Mountains. In 1999, they moved to Manlius, NY, to be closer to family. Carol and Dick shared endless interests including traveling the country, playing bridge, square dancing, and most of all, painting and drawing.
Dick is survived by his wife of 66 years, Carol; his sons, Doug, Steven (Susan), Craig (Lisa) and Dave (Carol); and grandchildren, Clay, Whitney; Andrea, Christine; Jameson, Jordyn; Heather, Melissa, Lauren and Mark.
Services will be private.
Contributions may be made to the Food Bank of Central New York, 7066 Interstate Island Rd., Syracuse, NY 13209 or the Palliative Care Service at Crouse Hospital, 736 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210.
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