IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Charles Olen Lee

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Shaver

Mar 21, 1922 — Feb 18, 2010

Obituary

Charles Olen Lee Shaver Born March 21, 1922 Wheaton, MD Died February 18, 2010 Irving, TX Son of Olen Burr Shaver and Anna Mollohan Shaver of Wheaton, MD and Flatwoods, WV. Married Barbara Lee Nance and Roberta Sue Stegner, both deceased. Survived by son Robert Lee Shaver and his wife Lynn Pastor-Shaver of Irving, TX and Wayne Alden Shaver of Port Townsend, WA; daughters Bonnie Jean Shaver Fisher and Roxanne Shaver Connan and her husband Andrew Connan, both of Santa Fe, NM; Step-Son Jeff Stegner and his wife Ruth of Fair Grove, MO; Step-Daughter Carrie Weiss and her husband John Weiss of Pagosa Springs, CO as well as three Grandsons, five Granddaughters, a Great Grandson and two Great Granddaughters. Lee was a WWII Coast Guard veteran who served on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.. He attended the University of Maryland, the University of Southern California and the University of Kansas, later qualifying for the Mensa Society. Lee was a 3rd degree Mason in Athens Lodge #128 of Albany, MO and a member of Rotary International, where he was a founding member of three Clubs. In Albany, MO, Lee served as Mayor, Chairman of the Regional Planning Commission, President of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, President of the Industrial Development Commission and a founding member of the Archuleta County Economic Development Association. Lee's career in voice and data communication technology took him across the U.S. and to Viet Nam, Oman, Nigeria, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Honduras and Pakistan. Following his retirement from that field, Lee successfully managed a multi-unit residential property in San Jose, CA. A skilled model boat builder, Lee won several prizes for his work. Finally, as a serious fan of Dixieland music and Preservation Hall in New Orleans, it is apropos that Lee passed away during Mardi Gras. Lee will be interred next to his beloved wife, Roberta, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, MO, with military honors and Masonic ceremony. The family requests that any memorial gifts be made to the Baylor Irving Healthcare Foundation or the Vitas Foundation. The family wishes to recognize and thank the staff at Northgate Plaza & Rehab Center, the Doctors, Nurses and staff at Baylor Irving Hospital, the management and staff at Hearthstone at Irving, the Doctors, nurses and staff at Vitas Hospice Care and Dr.'s Walter Gaman and Barry Cooper for their expertise and kindness
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