Joseph P. Shaw

Saturday, September 12, 1998

Joseph P. Shaw

Retired from Eastern Associated Coal Co.
Joseph P. Shaw, 75, died Saturday, August 15, 1998, in a Fayetteville, W.Va., care center, following a lengthy illness.

Born September 9, 1922, in Canonsburg, he was a son of Henry and Mary Gill Shaw.
Mr. Shaw retired from Eastern Associated Coal Co. in 1982 as vice president of quality control after 37 years of service. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1946, with a bachelor of science degree in fuel technology and mine engineering. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe.
He was a fisherman and enjoyed photography and golf.
His wife, Ann Groom Shaw, is deceased.
Surviving are two sons, Paul A. Shaw of Beckwith, W.Va., and R. Gill Shaw of Marietta, Ga.; two sisters, Harriet Shaw of Houston and Beatrice Rydle of Canonsburg; and four grandchildren, Molly Henry, Ryan and Cory Shaw.
Deceased are a son, Kent M. Shaw; two brothers, Edward Shaw and John Shaw; and a sister, Catherine Hott.
Private services were held in Fayetteville.