Shirley Ann Weston

Avid reader and retired school teacher Shirley Ann Weston passed away at the age of 74 on December 14, 2021 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Her passing was unexpected but peaceful.

Shirley was born in Urania, Louisiana and raised in Alvin, Texas. After graduating high school, Shirley took college courses and worked at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Her employment there coincided with the Apollo 13 space mission. Wanting to spread her wings, she later joined the U.S. Air Force. During her time in the Air Force, she worked in the White House Communications Agency, at the White House, where she met her husband of more than 41 years, John David Weston. After completing her military service, Shirley and John made their home in Tallahassee, Florida, where Shirley completed her bachelor's degree in education at Florida State University. Shirley spent most of her long teaching career teaching at R. Frank Nims Middle School.

Shirley will be remembered for her loving and giving spirit. She was a voracious reader. She was of Methodist faith and had continued to attend virtual services of John Wesley United Methodist Church after her move to Ohio. Shirley loved old-school country music, Westerns, true-crime shows, FSU football, hiking, camping, and attending professional golf tournaments with John and their daughter Leslie.

Shirley is survived by her daughter Leslie Claire Weston of Cleveland, Ohio, and her sister Jan Beasley Powell of Alvin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband John David Weston, her brother James Brown Beasley, and her parents Gerald Eugene and Myrtle Lucille Beasley.

A memorial service honoring Shirley's life will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at John Wesley United Methodist Church, 1689 Old St. Augustine Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32301.