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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