Rex Shaw
Rex Shaw, 76, of Castle Rock died Monday in Littleton. A
memorial service is at noon, May 20, at the Eagles Aerie No. 3947,
150 Caprice Court, Castle Rock. Private interment is at Fort Logan
National Cemetery, Denver. There was cremation.
Born April 26, 1926, in Philadelphia, he was the son of Sherman
and Marion (Ferguson) Shaw. He served in the U.S. Navy Armed Guard
during World War II. He married Wilma Irish Kanackstedt Aug. 8,
1947, in Council Grove, Kan. He was a graduate of Council Grove
High School and attended Emporia State Teachers College, Emporia,
Kan.
Mr. Shaw retired in 1985 as a quality assurance supervisor after
a 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force as a civil
servant.
He was involved in projects that included the “Minuteman” and
“Peacekeeper” ballistic missiles, the Apollo Moon missions, the
Mars Viking Landers and the space shuttle from 1987-94. He worked
for the Douglas County School District.
He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 0211, Denver,
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10578, Castle Rock, and a charter
member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 3947, Castle
Rock.
He is survived by his wife of Castle Rock; son Rudy of Castle
Rock; daughter Cheré Garrard and her husband, Don, of Jacksonville,
Fla.; sisters Virginia Daniel and her husband, Burt, of Sacramento,
Calif., and Elinor Osborn and her husband, George, of Emporia;
grandson Bray Parten of Denver; and granddaughter Chelsey Parten of
Jacksonville.
Memorial contributions can be made in his name to the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 3947, 150 Caprice Court, Castle Rock, CO
80104.
Olinger Andrews Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home of Castle Rock made
arrangements.