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BRIAN W. SHAUGHNESSY

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BRIAN SHAUGHNESSY Obituary

Brian William Shaughnessy
Brian William Shaughnessy, 76, returned unexpectedly to his heavenly home on July 21, 2015 due to complications from a stroke that occurred five years ago. A resident of Washington, DC, he was born on September 29, 1938 in Fall River, Massachusetts to William Shaughnessy and Mildred Flynn, and raised in South County, Rhode Island. Brian attended LaSalle Academy in Providence, RI, and received his B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1960 and J.D. at Rutgers University in 1968. Brian came to Washington, DC as trial attorney through the Honors Program at the Department of Justice in the Civil Division in 1968. He was then selected to be an Assistant U.S. Attorney where he worked for ten years. During his time, he also served as the Deputy of Chief and Chief of the Fraud Division of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia. In addition, he was an Honorary Member of the Company Fraud Squad of Scotland Yard and a lecturer at the FBI Academy for several years. Brian left the U.S. Attorneys Office in 1980 and started Shaughnessy, Gagner & Volzer, P.C. where he worked for the next thirty-five years. While in private practice, Brian was also a professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and American University Law School. Brian had over forty cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals and State Appellate Courts, over ninety jury trials primarily in federal courts, and many arbitrations and administrative hearings. He provided legal representation to clients in Spain, Serbia, Ireland, Canada, China, Philippines, Kiribati, Nauru, and Great Britain. Brian is survived by his wife Colleen Corrigan and family members Richard and Catherine Read, Maureen Shaughnessy (Warren Dunham), Thomas Flynn, Carolyn Casey, Rev. Michael Nagle, Nancy Nagle, Robert Rapoza, Ted Rapoza, James Rapoza, Maureen Flynn, Karen Bodington, many nieces and nephews, and the couple's loving pets. Relatives and friends are invited to call at Joseph Gawler's Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Avenue NW (corner of Harrison Street) Washington, DC (Valet Parking) on Monday, July 27, 2015 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Parking is available in the rear of the funeral home and is near the Friendship Heights Metro Station. A memorial mass service will be at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, 619 Tenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10 a.m.Family and friends are invited to visit www.josephgawlers.com for additional information

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Published by The Washington Post from Jul. 24 to Jul. 27, 2015.

Memories and Condolences
for BRIAN SHAUGHNESSY

17 Entries

Jeff Harrison

August 17, 2015

Hi Colleen,

I just found out, and want to offer my condolences. I always enjoyed drinking Scotch & Irish whiskey with Brian. Cheers!

Ben Ginyard

July 28, 2015

Colleen,
You and Brian were so wonderful to me at a bad time in my life. I am so sorry for your loss. Brian was a good and great man. If there is ever a time that I can help you in any way, please do not hesitate to call on me.

Mary

July 27, 2015

Sorry for your loss. Please take comfort in knowing that one
day God will do away with death forever as brought out in
Isaiah 28:5.

July 27, 2015

Colleen, Our thoughts are with you. Brian was the older smarter cousin when we came to Kingston to stay with Aunt Mildred and Uncle Bill. Sorry for your loss. Ted, Joanne, Jason and Joel Rapoza

July 27, 2015

Colleen, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Jeanne and Bill Queen

July 26, 2015

This is my mentor in adolescence and life. He is my dearest cousin, 17 months older, when we spent the summer of 1956 together at 30 Campus Ave, Kingston, RI. Caddies at Pt. Judith, 1st dates, My champion and best friend. God Bless. Tom Flynn

Don Ricart

July 26, 2015

Sleep, study, work at odd jobsthat is how Brian and I met at law school 50 years ago. Three years of sharing bottles of red wine, sharing thoughts of the case laws we read and re-read. Graduation, successful bar exams, he went to DC while I headed to San Francisco.
Colleen, he will always have a spot in my heart as a stalwart friend who was there for me over these many years. Please allow his love for you to sustain you during these difficult times.

Thomas Pratt-Watson

July 26, 2015

Collen, I am so sorry to hear of the sudden loss of Brian. He was a good, respected man and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. I am keeping you in my thoughts during this most difficult time.
With sincerest sympathy.

July 26, 2015

Although I didn't attend elementary school or high school with Brian, we did attend the same church as children and we graduated together in 1952 as all the local elementary schools had a combined graduation ceremony at the local library. Brian was class speaker and I still remember his speech, "The Balloon Man!" What an impression made by an 8th grader and he continued to make an impression throughout his life. Brian was one of those people who passed through your life and you never forgot him. May he rest in peace. Peace be with you Colleen.
With deepest sympathy,
Deanna DiBiasio Wright

Domenic Capalbo

July 25, 2015

I grew up with Brian in Wakefield, RI. We attended grade school there and attended St. Francis Church. My sympathy to his family.

Domenic Capalbo,Wakefield, RI

Sen. John Gilgun

July 24, 2015

Brian and I grew up together in South Kingstown, RI, we were friends as kids. My sympathy to his family.

Graham Nye

July 24, 2015

As a childhood friend of Brian, I offer my sympathy to his wife and extended family.

July 24, 2015

Dear Colleen,
I am so saddened by Brian's death. He and I shared several cases over the years. He was an exceptional advocate, a true gentleman, and commanded the respect and admirations of those he dealt with.
He will surely be missed.
Jim Lyons

July 24, 2015

My friend, my mentor, my attorney when in need of the best counsel and advice. A quality story teller. A contagious laugh. The perfect mate for the closest bar stool. Colleen, I hope that all the happiness and love you and Brian shared will help sustain you in the next few months and beyond.

Lester B. Seidel

PAUL KURTZ

July 24, 2015

As long as the people whose lives he touched remember him, Brian will continue to live. He was a very special person.

Brenda McNally

July 23, 2015

Colleen, I am saddened to hear of Brian's passing. I will always remember my visits to the Shaughnessy household as a child with my parents. I told my Mom tonight, I always held Brian in high regard and awe. I always remember how his parents were so proud of him. His bubbly laugh and smile I'll hold dear. I was always a captive audience when he told his stories, even later in life. He lived life to the fullest and had so many accomplishments.

July 23, 2015

The McNally family in Wakefield, Rhode Island offer condolences for Coleen in the passing of our long time friend, Brian.

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