Dr. William Shearer

William Thomas Shearer
1937-2018
William Thomas Shearer, M.D., Ph.D., age 81, died October 9, 2018 at his home in Houston.
Dr. Shearer received his B.S. in Chemistry in 1960 from the University of Detroit; his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1966 from Wayne State University; completed his Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 1967 from Indiana University in Bloomington and received his M.D. in 1970 from Washington University in St. Louis. He devoted his life to Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital since 1978 and held memberships with the AAAAI, CIS, CSACI, FOCIS, PIDTC, PHACS, IMPAACT, and TAAIS.
Dr. Shearer's goals included education and research by providing lectureships for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and Washington State University in St. Louis. His passion was to provide opportunity to all children with a commitment to diversity.
Dr. Shearer is survived by his wife, Lynn DesPrez; children: Christine Marie Shearer and husband Henry Mayo (Houston), Mark Stephen Shearer (Dallas), Christopher Paul Shearer, MBA, and wife, Kellie (San Diego), Martin Francis Shearer (Houston), John Frederick Shearer, LVN and wife Jacqueline Ramirez Shearer, LCSW (Lakewood, CA), and Jesse Malcolm Shearer (Austin). Dr. Shearer is also survived by his grandchildren: Jordan Christopher Shearer (mother Melissa McRoy Shearer, Esq.), Joshua Malcolm Shearer, Jesse Christopher Roberts, Alexa Corrine Pollock, and William Tristen Shearer. The family would like to thank Janice M. Hopkins, Administrative Genius, and Bibiana Perez, Domestic Engineer, for their support and care.
A reception will be held on October 25, 2018 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Bradshaw-Carter Memorial and Funeral Services, 1734 West Alabama in Houston. Interment will take place in the Chesterfield Cemetery in Bright, Ontario, Canada.
For those desiring, donations may be given to the David Vetter Memorial Fund at Texas Childrens Hospital by calling (832)824-6806 or visit www.waystogive.texaschildrens.org/shearer