Donald W. Shaw Two memorial services, one...

Donald W. Shaw

Two memorial services, one in Pauma Valley and one in Newport

Beach, will be held for real estate developer Donald W. Shaw, a

Newport Beach resident for more than 40 years.

Mr. Shaw died Aug. 18. He was 79.

He was a principal in Shaw Properties, a commercial and industrial

development and consulting firm. Mr. Shaw maintained homes both in

Newport Beach and Pauma Valley in rural San Diego County.

Mr. Shaw moved from Los Angeles to Newport in 1961. He served in

the Navy during World War II. He also supported several

organizations, including the Laguna Beach Art Museum, Planned

Parenthood, the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the United Way

and Hoag Hospital.

Mr. Shaw was a graduate of Glendale High School and held two

bachelors degrees from USC -- one in naval science and another in

business administration.

He is survived by wife of 22 years Claudette; daughter Joanne

Reynolds; three stepchildren Eric and Tom Wittenberg and Carla

Wilson; three grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.

A memorial will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Pauma Valley

Country Cub at 15835 Pauma Valley Drive. A second memorial service

will be held at 3 p.m. Sept. 4 at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport

Beach.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations in Mr.

Shaw’s name be made to the Hoag Cancer Center, P.O. Box 6100, Newport

Beach, CA 92658.

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