Howard Lee Shaw Sr.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Howard Lee Shaw Sr., 71, of Casper, Wyoming on Friday, October 19, 2012, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church at 1pm with Deacon Ed McCarthy and Father John Savio officiating.

Howard Lee Shaw passed away in the early morning hours at his home on October 15, 2012 due to complications after heart surgery.

Howard was born in Konowa, OK, December 14, 1940. When he was five his family moved to Wyoming and first settled in Lamont, WY. They later moved to Powell, WY where he first started school and eventually ended up in Glenrock in 1949, where he continued his education. As a young man while in school he proved to be quite the athlete with some accomplishments such as all-star team pitcher and first baseman. He was also an avid basketball player while in school.

While in Glenrock at an early age he met the love of his life, Ellen Coates where they both became inseparable growing up together and later marrying in Salt Lake City, UT, August 12, 1960. After marrying the young couple worked state wide in the drilling operations with his father. As years went by, the couple traveled the country where Howard worked in the boiler makers as a tank builder and eventually moved to Midwest, WY where he worked as a lineman. He and his wife and two children moved to Buffalo, WY in 1966, where he first started his welding business. The family to Casper where they settled in.

Howard continued with his welding and roundabout business specifically in Bairoil,Wy for nearly 23 years and thereafter worked on various projects for many companies throughout the region. In 1994 Howard was promoted to Inspection and worked for various inspection firms until he settle in with Gulf Interstate Field Services as a Chief Inspector. The last years of his career were spent working in the Casper area performing tank inspections for Kinder Morgan.

Howard was a one of a kind man and his personality always brought a smile to a stranger's face in passing; displaying comfort and warmth to those who knew him well. He also had an unending love for animals and had a way with them like no other person. He was a strong man, the rock for the family and will be deeply missed.

Howard is survived, by his wife, Ellie, daughter, Rebecca Floyd and her husband John Floyd of Las Vegas, NV, son Howard Lee "H.L." Shaw, Jr. and his wife Shari Shaw of Casper, WY, 7 grandsons, John Pi`ece Lee Floyd, Thomas Lucian "Louie" Floyd of Las Vegas, NV, Howard Lee Shaw, III, Stafford Weston Shaw, Colson West-Lee Shaw, Dakota Joseph Shaw and Nikan Curleyhead Shaw of Casper, WY, sister, Kathryn Lesher and her husband Keith Lesher, of Glenrock, WY, sister-in-law Margaret Cates of Casper, WY and several nieces and nephews.