George J. Shaw

1949 - 2007

Havana, IL - George J. Shaw, 58, of Havana, IL passed away at his home on Sat., Dec. 8, 2007. He was born July 24, 1949 in Canton, IL the son of Dwight and Doris VanHoorn Shaw. He married Arlene Horrighs Feb. 1, 1975 in Springfield, IL and she survives. His mother preceded him in death.

Surviving are his wife, Arlene, three children; Jennifer (John) Muzika of Newberry, SC, Jeffrey (Jeannine) Shaw of Clermont, FL, and Cynthia (Matthew) Hunt of Orlando, FL. Six grandchildren; Kathy Muzika, 20, Darrian Shaw,13, Zachary Muzika,5, Jessamine Shaw, 4, Jailynne Shaw, 1, and baby Hunt to be born May 2008. One great grandson, Michael, 10 months, also survives. He is also survived by one sister, Donna (Larry) Bierschank of Columbia, SC, two brothers, Don (Fern) Shaw of Phoenix, AZ and Rick Cave of Thornton, CO, his father, Dwight (Dorothy) Shaw of Havana and eighteen nieces and nephews.

George grew up in Havana and had recently returned after 28 years in Florida. He had been an active member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Orlando, serving 12 years as Sunday School Superintendent and 4 years as Director of the Fellowship Board. He was attending St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Havana. He was an avid Cub fan and formerly very active in the Jaycees. He had most recently worked as Assistant Director of Security at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando where he worked for 18 years before retiring and moving back to Havana.

Services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Havana conducted by Pastor Martin W. Liebmann. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 pm Wednesday at the Hurley Funeral Home in Havana. Following the services on Thursday family and friends will gather at the family’s home for lunch. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boy’s Farm, P.O. Box 713, Newberry SC 29108 (boysfarm.org). Online condolences may be sent to the family at Hurleyfh.com.