Sandra Jeanne Shaw

Sandra Jeanne Shaw (Jeanne) Dec. 17, 1942 - June 7, 2008 Resident of Pleasanton Sandra Jeanne Shaw, 65, passed away in an auto accident on June 7, 2008. Jeanne was born in 1942 to Richard and Pauline Steves of Riverside, and she graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School in 1960. She enjoyed ballet and swimming and was captain of the Job's Daughters Bethel #35 internationally award-winning dancing drill team. In 1964, she received her Bachelor's Degree from Pomona College where she majored in science and minored in history. Jeanne was a song leader for Pomona College's athletics and was a member of the water ballet and modern dance groups. A National Science Foundation Grant allowed her to pursue her interest in botany during summers. She received her secondary teaching credential from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1965. Jeanne began her teaching career at Templeton High School where she taught from 1965 to 1968. Wally Sr. and Jeanne moved to Dublin, CA. in 1968. Jeanne home taught children who were on extended school leave. She continued her career, gaining teaching experience on the junior high, high school, and city college levels. She eventually settled into teaching for many years at Liberty High School in Brentwood, CA, where she formed and led the school's Health Careers Academy. As DNA research exploded, Jeanne was the first high school teacher that led her class in DNA multiplication via PCR in a high school laboratory. After retiring from the classroom, she worked for school district consortiums to train young teachers in science curriculum and instructional strategies. She also helped create science curriculum for the State of California. Jeanne touched many young lives and always brought out the best in every student. Jeanne was President of the Livermore-Pleasanton-Dublin American Association of University Women and active on the United Methodist Committee of Relief. Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Pauline Steves and is survived by Charles Shaw her husband of 19 years, daughter Sharyn Smith, son Wallace Partridge II, and their families. She lived for the play time and hiking adventures with her 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A private Green Burial ceremony will be held at Forever Fernwood, Mill Valley, CA. A Celebration of Life for Jeanne will be held Monday June 23, 2008 at 11:00am at Lynnewood United Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave., Pleasanton, CA 94566. Donations in Jeanne's remembrance may be sent to: United Methodist Committee of Relief. UMCOR is the humanitarian relief and development agency of the United Methodist Church. They respond to natural and human made disasters around the world. Compelled by Christ's example, UMCOR's mission is to alleviate human suffering. UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087 (800) 554 8583, or online: new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor; or American Association of University Women (AAUW) Education Foundation, P.O. Box 661 Livermore, CA 94551.