John W. Shields Jr.

John W.

SHIELDS, JR.

John W. Shields, Jr., 82, passed away March 11, 2008. He was born September 14, 1925 in Denver, CO, the eldest of three sons of John Walter Shields and Edna Maize Shields. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother and is survived by his wife of 41 years, Cheryl; daughter, Dorene Kehm of Redding, CA; sons, John E. Robert (Sharie) and Douglas; granddaughter, Charleen (Jeff) and great-granddaughter, Daitonah, all of Reno; and one brother and several nephews and nieces.

John served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was proud to have been a ”Tin Can Sailor” of the Little Beaver Squadron on the U.S.S. Charles Ausburne. Afterward he worked construction on a number of dams in the Washington and Oregon area. He later became an auto mechanic and managed the University Chevron after moving to Reno in 1962. In 1976 he went into the auto parts business and worked at that until his retirement in 1995.

He was a founding member of the Nevada Search and Rescue and served as a volunteer deputy sheriff in the 1960‘s and 70‘s. John favorite pastime was going camping and later, RVing. He was a charter member of the Reno Renegade Sams chapter of Good Sam Club, serving as president, vice president and wagon master over the years. He also served on the Nevada Good Sams state staff for three years as co-editor of their newletter. In addition he was a member of the Reno Elks Club, the Reno Moose Lodge, serving as Jr. Governor, and the RAAVE bird club.

A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 at O‘Brien-Rogers & Crosby Funeral Home, 600 W. 2nd St., Reno, followed by a pot luck at the family home.