Mrs. Darcy Ann Shaw

Ten and a half years after a successful lung transplant, Darcy Shaw lost her battle with lung disease and died on October 16th in Madison, WI. She was surrounded by family and loved ones. Born in Butte, MT on January 7, 1951, to Mike and June Hollenbeck, she attended Whittier and Emerson grade schools. She was married to Rick Galasso in 1967, and she graduated from Butte High School in 1969. They later divorced. In 1975 Darcy joined the Butte Jayceens and was elected Local President... She was very proud to be selected as the first Outstanding Local President for the State of Montana. She was elected Montana State President in 1979 and was appointed Jaycette Speak-up Chairman for the National Jaycees. Darcy served on the Montana Coal Board, appointed by Governor Ted Schwinden. She also served as Cub Scout leader, Bluebird leader, and basketball and soccer coach for her children. Darcy worked for the Montana Easter Seal Society. For 20 years she held a variety of management positions in the hotel industry including the Copper King Inn and the War Bonnet Inn in Butte, the Seven Seas Hotel in Mandan, North Dakota, and the Inn on The Park and the Marriott in Madison, Wisconsin. She retired after a serving as Administrative Assistant for the Wisconsin Association for Career &Technical Education. In 1990, Darcy met and married Hiram Shaw, her true love and best friend. They moved from Butte to Bismarck ND, and in 1992 to Madison, Wisconsin. In 2001, she was forced to retire due to ill health. She and Hiram moved in 2004 to a condo community in DeForest, WI. Darcy was active in support groups for people with lung disease, including EFFORTS, a national support group for COPD/Emphysema. Darcy volunteered for the Dane County Humane Society and in the past few years leading up to her death, Darcy and Hiram became avid volunteers for Mobile Mutts, a rescue organization devoted to saving dogs from southern “kill shelters,” helping to transport them to adoptive homes in the Minneapolis area. In 2013 she was the recipient of the Mobile Mutts Volunteer of the year which was renamed in her honor to the ‘Darcy Shaw Volunteer of the Year”. Darcy loved living in Madison and took advantage of all the wonderful things the city and state had to offer. She loved people, animals, reading, traveling and spending time with Hiram, especially in their motor home. She had a deep loyalty and love for her friends and family. She especially loved being “Grama Darcy” to her grandchildren. Preceding Darcy in death was her beloved younger brother, Mikey; good friend and mom, June White, stepfather Jim White, father and stepmother Mike & Helen Hollenbeck, grandparents June & Vince Quinlan and Edith and Ed Hollenbeck, fathers-in-law Jack Galasso and Ed Shaw; mothers-in-law Doris Bolyard and Janet Shaw; special friend Hazel Leuprecht and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She is survived by husband Hiram Shaw, daughter Rochelle (John) Whaley of Spokane, son Brian Galasso of DeForest, WI; stepdaughter Morgan (TJ) McKenzie of Wrightwood, CA, and stepson Dylan Shaw of Burkburnett, TX; sister Lynn Ingham of Seeley Lake, MT; brother-in-law Ed Shaw; grandchildren Patrick Long, Lucy, Tess, and Jack McKenzie and Jordan Shaw and great grandchild Vincent Frank Bradley, cousins Joe, Dan, Colleen, Gale and Tim (Tierney) and their spouses and children, many aunts, uncles and cousins; special friends Cathy Bock, Gary Tidmore, Teresa Thistle, and many more; last but not least, special kitty Lizzie and the newest canine adoption, Annie.

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Mrs. Darcy Ann Shaw

January 7, 1951 - October 17, 2015