Shawn Michael Olsen

On April 17, 2022 Shawn Michael Olsen passed away. He was born on June 29, 1990 to Kathleen and Timothy Olsen and was raised in Bel Air and Fallston, MD. Shawn attended St. Stephen School (Bradshaw) and was a proud member of the class of 2008 at Calvert Hall College High School. Shawn graduated from the University of Delaware in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 2021, he earned his Masters of Science degree in Technical Management from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. Shawn began his engineering career in quality assurance at MAC Machine Co. Baltimore. Since 2016 he worked at Northrup Grumman in Linthicum, MD and at the time of his death was a Principal Quality Engineer.

Shawn was the beloved son of Timothy & Kathleen Olsen (nee Rychlak) (Fallston, MD); Devoted brother of Tracy Campbell and her husband Kyle (Stevenson, MD); Cherished uncle of Grayson and Colby Campbell (Stevenson, MD); Loving grandson of Loretta (Chick) Rychlak (Forest Hill, MD); Dear nephew of Richard N. Olsen (Ashburn, VA), Michelle and Steve West (Mechanicsburg, MD), Janice and Jay Lochner (Linthicum, MD), Larry Rychlak and Carol Tynes (Timonium, MD), and Terri Rychlak (Forest Hill, MD); loving cousin of Sarah Green (California, MD), Scott Wasilewski (Grand Forks, ND) and Emily Olsen (Oxford, MS). He was preceded in death by his grandparents Ted Rychlak, Richard Olsen, and Rita Olsen.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather at Church of St. Mark, 812 Reckord Rd. Fallston, MD on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM, where a Memorial Mass will be held at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Shawn's name can be made to Calvert Hall College High School, McMullen Scholars Program, 8102 LaSalle Rd. Baltimore, MD 21286 or at www.calverthall.com.

The family respectfully requests that anyone who is not vaccinated not attend in person. The mass will be livestreamed and can be viewed from St. Mark's website at www.stmarkfallston.org, or St. Mark's YouTube or Facebook page.