Dr. Shaw was born March 31, 1928 in Lubbock, to Earnie Whitfield Shaw and Euna Heald Shaw. He was graduated from Wolfforth schools and Texas Tech University. He taught school in Levelland and drove a school bus for a brief period. He received his doctorate from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1956, where he was a member of Phi Chi Fraternity. He married Gwen Grose in San Antonio on June 24, 1956.
Following completion of his education, Dr. Shaw served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-59, in Japan and Okinawa. He was a Psychiatric Resident in Austin, TX from 1959-62. From 1962-72 Dr. Shaw was in private practice in Midland, TX. Then he went on to be a staff psychiatrist at Austin State Hospital, from 1972-76. In 1976 Dr. Shaw was the recipient of the 1st Forensic Psychiatric Fellowship at the University of Virginia Law School in Charlottesville, VA. In 1977 the Shaw family moved to Lubbock where Dr. Shaw was a Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry at Texas Tech University School of Medicine. He also practiced adult psychiatry until he retired in March 2010.
Dr. Shaw’s certifications included; Diplomate, American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry and Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Psychiatry. In 2005, he was recertified in Forensic Psychiatry by the Board. He was a lifetime Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He was recently recognized for 30 years of dedicated service by Covenant Health Systems. Texas Tech Health Sciences Center recently recognized Dr. Shaw for his work in the residency program. Dr. Shaw was a nominee for the 2008 Hippocratic Award by the Lubbock Crosby Garza County Medical Society. He was a member of Who’s Who in Texas.
Dr. Shaw was a member of the Sons of the American
Revolution, Texas Tech Chapter, where he served as President from 1989-1991. He was a member of The Huguenot Society. He was a longtime member of St. John’s Methodist Church and is currently a member of FUMC. He was an avid exerciser and was a member of Lifestyles.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Earnie Shaw, Jr. and a nephew, Marshall Shaw.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Wendy and husband, Jim Weston of Irvine, CA; three grandchildren, Spencer, Helen, and Brooke Weston; one sister, Bertie Shaw of Universal City, TX; one niece, Sandy and husband James Peyott.
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