Sandra Naomi Shaw
Sandra Naomi Shaw, age 63, of Diana Drive in Quincy, died on Thursday, September 22, 2011 in her home. She was born on November 16, 1947 in Quincy, the daughter of James and Naomi (Hawkins) Shaw. Sandra graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1966 and married Kenneth Lee Clark in 1967 and later married Larry Patterson in 1982. Sandra left Quincy for California in 1979 and worked a variety of jobs while she studied to become a Certified Dental Assistant. Later on, she realized a lifelong dream when she got her degree in Fashion Merchandising. Sandra loved fashion and was always impeccably dressed and accessorized. After the economy in California began to tank, she moved to Chicago in 2004 and worked 6 years as an Account Executive for Comcast. She retired in 2010 and moved back to Quincy for the slower pace of life.
She leaves to mourn her loving children: ONE DAUGHTER, Felicia Shaw of Oakland, CA; THREE SONS, Terrance Shaw of San Diego, CA, Aaron Clark and Kelcey Clark, both of Quincy; STEP-DAUGHTER, Tamika Patterson; STEP-SON, Natwain Patterson; GRANDSON, Davonte Clark; GRANDDAUGHTER, Arami Clark and DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, Kisska Clark all of Quincy. Also surviving are brothers, Jack Hawkins of Quincy, William Shaw of Hayward, CA and James Shaw of Apple Valley, CA; and sisters, Alyce Hill-Brown of Elk Grove, CA and Marilyn Rudd of Ft. Wayne, IN. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and many, many loving friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents James & Naomi Shaw, her brother Herbert Hawkins and her sister Jerry Faulkner.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM in First Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until the time of the services at the church. The Duker & Haugh Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Shaw in her Cali days. I was just surfing the net and came across this. SO, sad but yet a wonder knowing she will be designing new apparel for the angles in heaven.
We were shocked by the sudden passing of Sandy.
We pray that God will give you strength. We are praying for the family.
To the family of my dear childhood friend, we send prayers for your comfort during this time. We will miss Sandra’s beautiful smile, tremendous sense of humor and loving spirit until that time that we’ll all meet again. Since we are unable to be there with you for the final celebration of her life, we just thank God for her friendship and love and send our deepest condolences to all those who mourn her passing. James & Sharon (Wilson) Foster