Homer L. Shaw, 83, of 52 South Cadillac Drive, Boardman, Ohio, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday, January 1, 2001, in Northside Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio.
He was born May 9, 1917, in Washington, a son of W. Lawrence and Blanche Hunter Shaw.
Mr. Shaw was a metallurgical engineer at Battelle Memorial Institute. In 1958, he moved from Columbus, Ohio, to Youngstown, where he was employed at Youngstown Sheet and Tube until 1977.
He was a member of Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, where he served as deacon and elder and was in the choir.
Mr. Shaw was a member of the American Society for Metals and American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.
On April 14, 1951, he married Marian Bopp, who survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Robert S. Shaw of Miami, Fla., Richard L. Shaw of Boardman, John W. Shaw of Phoenix, Ariz., and Philip A. Shaw of Bethel Park; two daughters, Nancy L. Wise of Simi Valley, Calif., and Phyllis A. Brant of Hermitage; four grandchildren; and a brother, Gaylord Shaw of Washington.