Michael L. Shaw

Michael Lorance Shaw, 44, born January 18, 1979 in Fayetteville NC, passed away on October 22, 2023 in Cleveland OH, surrounded by family and friends. His death was unexpected, due to surgical complications. Michael was a fighter until the end. As a youth Michael was active in sports and outgoing socially. He had the ability to feel comfortable in a diverse group of strangers knowing that he could hold his own and create friendships that knew no bounds. Michael played basketball and baseball for Mt. Vernon Elementary (Toledo) and tennis and football at Rogers High School in Toledo but is probably most known for his exploits at Sleepy Hollow’s court, earning a reputation throughout the neighborhood. After high school he bounced around, living life, eventually joining the Marine Corps. Michael was a proud combat veteran, as a Marine in Iraqi Freedom, then serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan as part of Enduring Freedom. His service left his family proud as he joined the familial legacy of service members. Continuing his love of sports well into adulthood, he continued to play basketball until he got tired of jammed fingers and elbows to the face. He then decided to take his weak ankles to the softball field. He might be most known for softball, a community that he was very active in. However, despite his best efforts at denying age related aches and pains, he retired to take up a sport that more suited his speed. Unfortunately, he couldn’t even take a walk without getting bored so he decided to golf while doing it. The results were “subpar.” “We love you brother!!” His competitive spirit didn’t stop after leaving the court, diamond or golf course. He also applied it to his love of cooking. Parlaying skills learned as a chef, his family appreciated his ability to cook and was happy to be on the receiving end of his culinary results. But it will be his 8 years of work with the Disabled American Veterans that he will be known for the most. Michael naturally put others before himself, channeling this virtue toward helping people using a strong sense of right and wrong to fight for others and getting veterans the support and help that they had earned. Michael is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Delayne Shaw; wife, Carolyn and three children, Ariana (Breana), Dylan and Sabrina; Father and Mother-in-Law, Anthony L. and Diane Emanuele; siblings, Kenneth Shaw Jr. (nephews Riley, Brady, Colin and niece Mila), Kyle (Amanda) Shaw (nieces Kayla and CeCilya), Megan (Joe) Bush (nephews Adam and Evan); Patrick Malone; Brother-in-Law, Anthony C. (Maura) Emanuele (niece Charlotte); grandmothers, Diane Moore and Betty Shaw; Aunt Danette (first cousins Jay and Carla) Zeunen, Uncle Robert (first cousins Kathy and Lisa) Shaw; Aunt Debra (Rick) Beauregard; first cousins, Steven, Michael and Robert Terrasi. Michael is preceded in death by his grandfathers, Robert Shaw and Wayne Bush as well as Aunt Vickie Terrasi. He will be loved and remembered forever. Michael’s family wishes to extend a thank you to the staff at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center for all the care and compassion shown to Michael and his family. The family will receive friends to celebrate Michael’s life from 2-8 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2023 at the Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. A funeral service in his memory will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 28, 2023 at the funeral home. A Celebration of Life is to be held at a later date for family and friends in the Toledo area, but all will be welcome. Details will be communicated via Facebook. In lieu of flowers the family asks that a donation be made in Michael’s name to the Disabled American Veterans www.dav.org/. We know that he would appreciate continued support for his former employer and the veterans that they serve. Please offer condolences at www.brunners.com.

Michael L. Shaw

January 18, 1979 - October 22, 2023