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SHAW, W. H. “Bill”
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
09-30-1988
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ADA – Former Sapulpa High School teacher Mr. W. H. “Bill” Shaw, 73, of Sapulpa, died Thursday at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa.

In accordance with Mr. Shaw’s wishes, graveside services will be 2 pm Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, with the Rev. Tom Eggebeen officiating. Former student, Randy Anderson, will be singing.

The body will lie in state at Criswell Funeral Home, 815 Arlington, Ada, Saturday morning.

He was born June 7, 1915, in Vanoss, Okla. He was a graduate of Vanoss High School and East Central University, Ada, and received his master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Mr. Shaw served in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946. He married wife, Ila, on April 16, 1938.

Survivors include wife Ila of the home; sons Ronald Houston of Ogden, Utah, and William Gary of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; sister Carolyn Tilley of Purcell, Okla.; brother Lester Shaw of Henderson, Nev.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Mr. Shaw was a teacher for 34 years. He taught in Healdton and Tishomingo before coming to Sapulpa in 1958. He was Sapulpa’s Teacher of the Year in 1979 and retired in 1984.

Mr. Shaw taught industrial arts and was known throughout the community for his generosity. He also taught math, science, woodshop, history, leather crafts and auto shop. He was instrumental in establishing the Industrial Arts Department at the high school and was a key figure in developing its audio visual department. He also worked as a stagecraft director, and helped produce approximately 75 play sets.