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Alan Shiller Obituary

Shiller, Alan H. of O'Fallon, Missouri, died on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the age of 62. He is survived by his loving wife, Bonnie; two talented sons and their devoted wives, Scott and Kerry Shiller and Casey and Anne Shiller. He was a speech communication professor and taught over 10,000 students in his career. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston and received a graduate degree from Purdue University. His first teaching position was at the University of Georgia. He then accepted a position to teach at Lindenwood College in St. Charles, where he served as a tenured professor for ten years. In 2000, Alan joined the faculty of the Speech Communication Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In 2002, he received the Teaching Excellence Award from SIUE. Over the years he also taught classes at St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Webster University, Central Methodist University, St. Louis, Maryville University, and Deaconess College of Nursing. He was President of the Faculty Union at SIUE and served as a board member of the Illinois Education Association and the IEA Higher Education Council. A dynamic speaker, Alan gave hundreds of speeches to many local and national organizations as well as serving as a communication consultant. His perfect night out was enjoying dinner at a new restaurant and attending a theatrical production with his devoted wife. Services: The family is being served by The BAUE Funeral and Memorial Center, 3950 West Clay Street, St. Charles, MO. Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 1, 2014 4:00-9:00 PM. Funeral Service where his Final Lecture will be presented will be at 12:00 PM, Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center Chapel, 3950 West Clay Street, St. Charles, MO. Family, friends, and former students are welcomed to attend. In lieu of flowers, please consider giving to the following organizations in which his sons are deeply involved: Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership of Missouri; 974 Shadow Pine Dr., Fenton, MO, 63026; https://reg.hoby.org/donations; and the Adrienne Arsht Ailey Camp Miami Fund; 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL, 33132; http://www.arshtcenter.org/ Adrienne-Arsht-CenterMembership/Donation/

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Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Dec. 31, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Alan Shiller

27 Entries

Robert Dammer

January 14, 2014

He helped me learn a lot about myself. Things I'd been struggling with for years. The last eight years of my life have been turbulent, but Alan Shiller helped me through one of the hardest times without ever knowing it. I'm not sure what I'll do now. So it goes.

Shannon Fallis

January 12, 2014

Dr. Shiller was my oral argumentation teacher in Fall of 2012. He became one of my favorite teachers throughout my college career, and I will miss the opportunity to learn more from him.

January 10, 2014

I also taught at Meramec and Alan was very resourceful and was willing to help whenever he could. I appreciate all the advice and suggestions he gave. I'm sorry for his lost- he will be truly missed.

Keith Batey

Cory

January 9, 2014

Dear Family of Mr. Shiller,

Mr. Shiller was one of my favorite instructors at SIUE. I only took one class with him, however, it was one of the best I have taken. Mr. Shiller truly cares about student success and helped out greatly. Mr. Shiller is a great man and my prayers go out to his family members.

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2004 Winning Tally

David Vitoff

January 7, 2014

From this union organizer's perspective, it was pure pleasure to work with someone as determined as Alan in empowering and advocating for his non-tenure track faculty colleagues at SIUE. His positive energy and commitment was infectious and inspiring. He was the first to respond to the call and did not stop until the 'herd of cats' of far flung and isolated NTT faculty was organized. Then he served as the new union's president and most effective negotiator. I learn now that this was his approach to everything about which he cared - and that's a lot of things, and so quite a legacy. This photo of Alan was taken as the winning tally is announced at the 2004 vote creating his SIUE NTT Faculty Association-IEA.

Barbara Fischer

January 5, 2014

Alan was one of the first faculty members that I met when I started teaching in the Communications Department at StLCC at Meramec years ago. His friendliness, helpfulness and upbeat personality made me feel right at home. I am so glad to have met and worked with Alan. He was truly a gift to his many students and to all with whom he so generously shared his talents.

January 4, 2014

Dear Bonnie, My deepest sympathy to you and the boys. Bernice was so very proud of her brother and shines with pride over his two sons.

Herman and I will keep you and the boys in our prayers while you grieve the loss of a wonderful husband and father.

Fondly, Jean Enderle

Pat Teich

January 3, 2014

Dear Bonnie, Scott and Casey,
I am so very sorry for your loss of such a loving husband and wonderful father. He was your true soul mate, Bonnie. I remember how proud he was of his two boys. Alan was a very fine person and so respected in his profession. You are all in my prayers. God bless!

January 3, 2014

Dear Mrs Shiller and Sons,
Professor Shiller was an exceptional teacher. I took all of the Human Communication classes that he taught and enjoyed them tremendously. He will be truly missed and you and your sons have my deepest sympathy.
Donna M. Gilmore
Assistant Registrar
Webster University

January 3, 2014

Bonnie,
I can't imagine the halls of Webster without Alan. I always enjoyed our brief meetings. My deepest sympathies in your time of despair and healing.

Lori Diefenbacher
Webster University

January 2, 2014

A truly wonderful instructor that made learning a joy. Every class of his was a life lesson. I am honored to have known Mr. Shiller at Webster University.

January 2, 2014

Dear Mrs. Shiller and family-

I'm so sorry for your loss. I had Alan as my Professor at Webster University last semester and I'm lost for words. He was a great man, teacher and it was an honor to be one of his students.
With sympathy,
Cindy Helmkamp

January 2, 2014

Dear Mrs. Shiller and sons-
Alan was my Human Communication Professor last semester at Webster University. What a wonderful man and teacher...it was an honor to be his student.
With sympathy,
Cindy Helmkamp

Sherri Foos

January 2, 2014

I took Human Communications Oct-Dec 2013 at Webster's downtown campus because my other class was cancelled, and now am so glad I had the opportunity to meet and learn from Mr. Shiller. I'll probably never have another textbook-less class! In the short time I knew him, it was clear he truly enjoyed life. My prayers go out to all of his family.

January 2, 2014

Dear Bonnie, Casey and Anne, Scott and Kerry,

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. May you will feel the healing presence of Christ during this difficult time. My sympathy and prayers are with you.

Sincerely,
Joy Wagner-Dane

January 2, 2014

The entire Multipet family sends our sympathy to Alan's sister Bernice and the entire Shiller family. We know how much Bernice loved and respected her brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.

January 2, 2014

Dear Bonnie and family,
Webster University faculty, staff, and students are so sorry to loose Alan. He was an exceptional teacher and an exceptional man. I will personally miss his warm and friendly manner, his great contributions to our programs, and his regular updates to me about you and your sons.
Brenda Fyfe

Vernon Kays

January 1, 2014

I am sorry for your loss. Alan will be missed on the St. Louis Community College Meramec Campus.

Judy Saurage

January 1, 2014

Dear Bonnie and Family, I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Jan Watson

January 1, 2014

Dear Bonnie,

I lift you up in prayer as you grieve the loss of Alan. I know that you will miss him every day. I pray that you feel the comforting love of dear friends and colleagues as well as precious memories of times you shared together.

January 1, 2014

He was a great professor. He will be missed from the SIUE community.

Phyllis Wilkinson

January 1, 2014

Alan was a dedicated instructor and students learned a lot from him. I will miss seeing him in the halls at Webster U. His passing is a great loss for his family and for many of us who worked with him through the years.

Sandy Sotraidis

December 31, 2013

My sincere sympathy to Alan's family. I first heard Alan's name while attending graduate school at the University of Georgia. He had recently left the University to begin teaching in Missouri and the folks in Georgia were very complimentary. Several years later I began teaching at STLCC-Meramec and got to meet Alan. He always had a positive outlook and earned the respect of his students and colleagues. We will miss you.

Todd Burrell

December 31, 2013

Alan was such a great guy, and while I never had the pleasure of being taught by him, I truly enjoyed how he would invite me to his classes to help provide insight and get to see the many great students he impacted over the years.

I will miss seeing him on the SIUE campus, and my thoughts and prayers go out to all of his family and friends.

Todd Burrell
SIUE

Nancy & Arnold Huyck

December 31, 2013

Shiller family, Please accept our deepest sympathies. Alan was a dear friend, and he will be dearly missed by all who knew him. We regret we cannot attend the services.

Lisa Eberle-Mayse

December 31, 2013

Bonnie-- I am so very very sorry. I know that Alan was truly your soul mate. You are in my heart and in my prayers. --Lisa

Stephen Westermayer

December 31, 2013

Alan was a great public speaking instructor and mentor to his students. I have had the pleasure for about the last 15 years working with him and his students at STLCC and the CNTV LAB. My wife and I enjoyed having dinner with him, his wife, and his students on finals night. It was a wonderful experance to see his students master what they learned. He will be remembered as a man who enjoyed life, his family and his wife. He will greatly be missed. My prayers go out to his family for their loss. May God be with them till we all meet again. Rest in peace Alan.

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