My deepest condolences to his wife, son and all of his family. If anyone deserves honor it is really and truly, him.
I had the privilege to work with Shawn at Pima College West Campus back in 2004, he was my supervisor. Shawn was a friend who became family to me. He was always there for me during my years working alongside him and fifteen years. The last time I was honored to see Shawn was April 30, 2019, when I took 43 students along with four teachers on a campus tour of Pima College – West Campus, where he took the initiative, along with many PCC faculty that are his friends, to introduce the campus. My students from both Pierson High School and Nogales High School left motivated by the way they were welcomed and informed. ..Shawn never forgot me, and my family Carlos Gonzales Jr (who works at Desert Vista Campus) and my parents who got the privilege of meeting him and wanting to jam out with my dad and my brother. I will never forget him. He is my world, and he is my reason for trying to better myself for my daughter. One day he said look at us, it took us both to have our own kids just so that we could get our life together. He earned his bachelor’s degree and Shawn.. I’m about to get mine in December of this year. Look, we did it!!
Thank you, Shawn, for playing such an important part in my life, never forgetting me and being more than a friend – family.
Respectfully,
Marilyn Gonzales