Shirley Hinton Duffy, 72, died peacefully on Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer. She was a native Tucsonan and graduated from Rincon High and UofA. She was an extremely generous and kind person. She was a Special Education teacher for 39 years, most of which was with TUSD. Shirley was a great daughter, mother and wife. She is preceded in death by her parents Phillip and Alice Hinton and daughter Sarah. She is survived by husband Thomas and nephew Michael Duffy and niece Kate Ravin.