Shirley Andrew McMahon was the second of two children. His parents Shirley Andrew McMahon Sr., and Rosa Anna Thomas McMahon affectionately called him “Sonny.”
He attended grade school and Tilden Tech High School in Chicago. Later in his life he would earn his Associates Degree at Los Angeles City College.
Shirley Jr joined the Navy at a young age, was honorably discharged of the Korean War and married his High School sweetheart Cordella Singleton. Five children came of their union Sharon Tucker, Michael McMahon, Shirley McMahon, Sheila McMahon, and Marcus McMahon.
Called “Mr. Mac” by many who loved him, he will be greatly missed. Shirley Jr is preceded in death by his mother and father, his sister, and two of his children. And he is survived by three Michael, Shirley and Sheila and a host of wonderful relatives and friends.