TITLE:  Joseph A. Shaw Sr., Obituary, Feb. 13, 2001,

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Feb 15, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Joseph A. Shaw Sr. 

PORTSMOUTH - Joseph A. Shaw Sr., 71, husband of Lizzie M.
(Wilson) Shaw, of 38 Coakley Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at
the Portsmouth Regional Hospital. 

He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 17, 1929, a son of Alfred
and Ambrosine Shaw. 

He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and
the Vietnam War, retiring as a technical sergeant after 23 years of
service. 

He served on the Portsmouth Police Auxiliary and was formerly
employed as a manager at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Portsmouth and
as a security guard at Portsmouth High School and the Hanover
parking garage. He was also employed at the Seabrook nuclear power
plant. 

He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Portsmouth; a
member and past commander of Frank E. Booma Post #6, American
Legion; and a member and past chaplain of Emerson Hovey Post
#168, VFW. 

Besides his wife of 47 years, survivors include one daughter, Ollegra
Sterling of Portsmouth; one son, Joseph A. Shaw Jr. of Barrington;
two grandchildren, Monique and Veronica Sterling, both of
Portsmouth; three brothers, Frank, Cecil and Kenneth Shaw, all of
Philadelphia, Pa.; one sister, Jewel Jackson of New York, N.Y.; and
many nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his brother Clarence T. Shaw. 

SHAW - Joseph A. Shaw Sr., 71, of 38 Coakley Road, Portsmouth,
died Feb. 13, 2001. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on
Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church, Peverly Hill Road,
Portsmouth. Friends are invited. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to
8 p.m. on Friday at J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster
Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth, with American Legion services at
5:45 p.m. by Frank E. Booma Post #6 and VFW services at 6 p.m. by
Emerson Hovey Post #168. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA
01701. 



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