Richard L. Shaw Sr.

1929 - 2008

SKOWHEGAN - Richard L. Shaw Sr., age 78, died May 24, 2008, at the Woodlawn Rehab Nursing Center in Skowhegan where he had been a patient for the past six months following a long illness.
He was born in Skowhegan Sept. 14, 1929, the son of Moses Sr. and Ruby B. (Bridges) Shaw.
Richard was educated in the schools of Skowhegan and married Dorothy Pease Aug. 30, 1952, in Jackman. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army.
As a young man, Richard worked in local shoe mills and later worked for the town of Skowhegan in the Water Treatment Plant for over 20 years before retiring in 1989 due to blindness.
He was a member of the VFW of Skowhegan, Disabled American Veterans of Maine and the Purple Heart of Maine. Loving the outdoors, Richard would always look forward to hunting, fishing, four-wheeling and snowmobiling.
Richard is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Pease Shaw of Skowhegan; a son, Brent Shaw of Cornville; two brothers, Hazen Shaw of Skowhegan and John Shaw of Windsor; a sister, Anna Gray and her husband John of Skowhegan; a granddaughter, Stacy Lynn Burnham and husband Josh of Manchester, Conn.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends wishing may make donations to the Somerset Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 453, Skowhegan, ME 04942. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m., May 31 at the Federated Church in Skowhegan with the Rev. Mark Tanner officiating. Interment will be at the Whipple Cemetery in Jackman at a later date.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Dan & Scott's Cremation & Funeral service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan.