Richard Allen Shaw

Richard Allen Shaw, age 51, of Rudyard Michigan, formerly of Pickford, Michigan died on July 7, 2015 in Pickford. He was born on August 30, 1963 in Biddeford, Maine to Roger Owen and Lila June (Kelly) Shaw Sr.

Rick grew up in Detour, Michigan. After high school, Rick moved to Gillette, Wyoming and Oregon where he worked in the oil fields for several years before moving back to the Eastern Upper Peninsula for work as a corrections officer. On September 6, 2014, he married Sheri Frakes Royer. After working for the Department of Corrections for 26 years, Rick retired in December of 2014. He enjoyed the comradery he had with fellow corrections officers for many years in Kincheloe.

Rick loved to be outdoors, hunting, fishing, and camping. He liked to cook as well. He was an excellent handyman who could fix almost anything. He also enjoyed and cherished every minute he had with his family and was a great dad to his children. Rick and Sheri traveled to Jamaica, Mexico, and the Grand Cayman Islands to vacation in the time they had together.

Rick was a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Rick is survived by wife, Sheri Shaw; children, Trevor Owen and Taylor Dae Shaw of Pickford; step-daughters, Jamie Lee and Lauren Rae Royer of Rudyard; mother Lila Shaw of Pickford; grandmother Martha “Joan” Shaw of Detour; brother Roger Owen Shaw Jr. of Pickford; nieces, Natalie Ann and Tiffany Lee Shaw of Pickford; and nephew, Anthony Allen Babbich of Wyoming.

Rick was preceded in death by his grandfather Captain Glenn Shaw, and his father Roger Owen Shaw, Sr.

Visitation will be held on July 14, 2015 from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at R. Galer Funeral Home in Pickford, with funeral services beginning at 5:00 P.M.

Private interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery in DeTour Township.