Edwin Lee Shook

Edwin Lee Shook, age 94, went home to be with the Lord Jesus on November 19, 2025. He was born on June 8, 1931, to Clifford and Lillie Shook in Lincoln, Nebraska. From a young age, he had a natural curiosity for how things worked. Radios, model airplanes, engines, and anything mechanical captured his attention. In school, he gravitated toward drafting, ROTC, woodworking, and geography, setting the stage for a life rooted in technical skill and curiosity.

After graduating from Brackenridge High School, he joined the US Air Force in 1950, where he trained in Radio Electronics and later taught FM transmitters and receivers. During those early years, he married Marilyn Wallace, and together they raised five children: Eddie, Cara, Randy, Rebecca, and Glenn. He was a steady, dependable presence in their lives, showing his love through commitment, responsibility, and providing for his family.

After returning to San Antonio from his Air Force service, Ed began a remarkable career in broadcasting and engineering. He first worked at Sound Distributors and then spent ten years as chief engineer at Muzak. His talents later took him to KENS-TV and ultimately Ft. Sam Houston Medical Television Command, where he designed and built the station's first mobile television production truck-a groundbreaking achievement at the time-setting the standard for future vehicles across many branches of the Department of Defense and establishing Ed as the go-to consultant for such designs.

In 1975, at the age of 45, he took a leap of faith and founded Shook Electronics. Together with a remarkable team, he designed and built custom mobile news and production systems that set new standards for on-location broadcasting. His self-taught mastery of electronics, mechanical engineering, and electrical design earned him admiration far beyond Texas, establishing him as an innovator whose work was recognized worldwide. As the company grew, Ron Crockett joined as a partner in 1987, becoming not only a trusted collaborator but one of Ed's lifelong friends.

He married Peggie Rogers on May 18, 1997, and the two built a beautiful life together. Ed was a loving, faithful, devoted husband and God-fearing man, the love of Peggie's life. Ed and Peggie enjoyed traveling together through Europe, Israel and Italy.

Devoted in his love and faith in God, he was an active member of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church for 69 years at Concordia Lutheran, serving as an elder and on numerous committees, including the call committee. In his early years at Concordia on Basse, he also served as the Congregation's President. Ed was serving faithfully on the church counsel. He will be deeply missed by his loving family, church family, and all who knew him.

Ed was preceded in death by his son, Randal Shook, who passed away just two days prior; his parents, Clifford and Lillie Shook; his stepmother, Dorothy Shook; his brother, Clifford Shook; and his sisters-in-law, LaNell and Betty Shook.

He is survived by his wife, Peggie; children: Eddie Shook (Sharon), Cara Goldsbury (Robert), Rebecca Shook, and Glenn Shook (Laura); stepchildren: Bryan Rogers (Jennie) and Buffy Guzman (Desi); grandchildren: Rabi, Matthew (Erica), Chris (Kimberly), Joshua and Ethan Shook, Ben and Lauren Savage, Samantha (Gavin) Thompson, Sara Eberle, Tamara Stein (Eric), Isabella, Zachary, Alexander and Olivia Rogers, Kylie Vasquez (Isaiah), Zane Hale, Desi, Ivan (Elizabeth), and Marco Guzman; great-grandchildren: Merrick, Rosalie, Samantha and Sarah Shook, Graham, Hayes and Ella Aycock, Tessa and Wesley Stein, and Jonah Vasquez; brothers: his twin, Alvin, and Wayne Shook (Patricia); and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Monday, December 1, 2025 beginning at 10:00am, followed by an 11:00am Funeral Service at Concordia Lutheran Church. Entombment will follow at the Mission Burial Park North Mausoleum.