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Bill Shewmaker Obituary


SHEWMAKER, age 90, passed away on April 15, 2009. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Eleanor. Survived by children Doug (Juliet), Greg (Jillian) and Merry (J. Lynn) Haas. Bill was an elder of the Arvada Presbyterian Church and very active with the Arvada Center for the Performing Arts. Services will be held Tuesday ,11:00 am, at the Arvada Presbyterian Church, 5592 Independence St., Arvada, CO. Memorial contributions to Arvada Presbyterian Church or the Arvada Center for the Performing Arts.

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Published by Denver Post from Apr. 19 to Apr. 20, 2009.

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Marilyn Fritzler, Ph.D.

April 24, 2009

May peace be with the Shewmaker family. We will miss Uncle Bill and Aunt Nora, two dear, generous and warm people. Find comfort in their love for one another; they are together again.

The service Tuesday was a beautiful tribute to Bill, a lovely collection of lifelong memories the Shewmaker family should cherish. Uncle Bill's sense of humour was one-of-a-kind, his delivery and timing superb--a joy, even through the puns.

love and warm regards,

Dave Schlothauer

April 20, 2009

The Schlothauer Family expresses its sincere sympathy to all of you. We have fond memories of Uncle Bill from childhood to just last summer at the reunion. I (Dave) can still remember going with Uncle Bill to his camera shop in downtown Denver. That was always a big day for me because of all the great gadgets and Uncle Bill's williness to explain them to a pesturing nephew. Also, I always enjoyed discussing business and business econmics with Uncle Bill and I found his perception of the market place very interesting and informative. We will all miss Uncle Bill. All the best to his family.

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