Robert Shaw

Robert Clarence Shaw, of Mundelein, Ill., formerly of Taylorsville, MD died suddenly on Thursday May 8, 2008. He was 55 years old. A star athlete in high school and college and a successful business owner in his adult life, Robert was born and raised in the rolling hills of Carroll County, Maryland. Robert, with his twin brother, Ronald U. Shaw, attended South Carroll High School. There he starred in football and track, and was elected captain of both teams during his senior year. He was selected as the Scholar Athlete for the school by the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Though he received offers of full scholarships to play football in college, he chose to attend Harvard with his twin brother. At Harvard, he excelled as defensive tackle on the football team. He was selected to the All Ivy Team twice, to the Associated Press All East Team as a senior, and he received Honorable All-American recognition in his senior year. After graduating from Harvard, Robert obtained his MBA from Columbia University. His career started with Container Corporation of America in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was quickly promoted to a position in Cupertino, CA. While in California, he met and married Katherine Szela.. Their son, Robert Jason Shaw, was born in 1987. Their daughter, Madeleine Celeste Shaw, followed in 1990. From California, Robert’s career took the family to Connecticut and then Illinois, where he became President of Contempo Design. He eventually started his own successful company, Innovaces, Inc., specialists in the design and manufacture of trade show exhibits. Robert was living in Mundelein, Illinois, at the time of his death. Besides his two children, Robert is survived by his mother Ruth E. Shaw (nee Condon) of Taylorsville, Maryland; his twin brother Ronald Shaw of Hereford, Maryland; and his brother Randall Shaw, also of Taylorsville, Maryland, as well as various nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Lee Shaw. Friends may call at Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA, 1212 West Old Liberty Road, ( Beside South Carroll High School) Sykesville, MD., on Friday, May 16th, from 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM. The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 17, at 9:30 AM at the St. James United Methodist Church in New Windsor, Maryland, 2900 Marston Road, New Windsor, MD 21776. Interment St. James U.M. Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. James United Methodist Church at the address above or to Hereford United Methodist Church at 10155 York Road, Monkton, MD, 21111.
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