Edward Philip Shea 1942-2026

Edward passed away November 5, 2026 after a short illness.

He had been living in Pueblo, Colorado with his wife Virginia, son Steve and daughter in-law-law Karen for the last seven years. Karen and Steve moved to Pueblo in 2019 to pursue careers with Veteran’s Affairs, so Ed and Virginia decided to move with them. They previously lived next door in Aurora for 10 years, to Steve and Karen where they helped with their grandchildren Liam and Henry.

Ed was born to John A. and Margaret G Shea of Yuma on October 10, 1942, the youngest of eight children. He finished his schooling in Yuma Schools in 1961. He then entered the United States Air Force and served for eight years. During those years he was stationed one year at Lowery AFB in Denver, three years at Hahn AFB in Germany, three years at RAS Welford, England and one year in Vietnam.

While in the service he completed further education with the University of Maryland and upon discharge he received a BA in Elementary Education with a minor in Elementary Science at the University of Northern Colorado.

On February 5, 1972 Ed and Virginia were married in the St. John’s Catholic Church in Yuma. After the wedding they moved to Loveland, Colorado where they lived long enough for Ed to get his teaching certificate at the University of Northern Colorado. Then they moved back to Wray where Ed was employed as a teacher at Wray Elementary. On March 25, 1974 John Edward was born and Stephen Patrick was born August 11, 1975. They resided west of Wray for 17 years.

In 1989 Ed was given a job teaching for the Department of Defense in Germany, so they packed up the boys and spent about four months in Germany. They returned to Wray briefly until they were able to find jobs with the Department of Corrections in Limon. They lived in Limon for seven years and the boys both graduated from high school. Then they both took jobs in Sterling opening the new prison there, where they worked for five more years before retiring.

In 2002 they retired, bought a house in Red Feather Lakes and proceeded to spend the winters in Texas. After a few years of that and a few grandchildren on the way, they moved back to the Denver Metro area.

On June 18, 2005, John married Terra Lynn Lymber in Jacksonville, Florida. They both became teachers in and around Brighton. Rylie Isabella was born on June 21,2006 and Daniel Ryan was born on March 30 2011.On July 1 2007, Steve married Karen Lee Villalon in Pueblo, CO. They found jobs in the Denver area. Karen became an M.D. and Steve is an RN. Liam Patrick was born May 30, 2008 and Henry Philip was born June 1, 2010.

Ed and Virginia have consistently enjoyed moving outside of living in one house in Wray for 17 years; they have lived in 16 houses in 11 different locations since their marriage.

Edward Philip Shea 1942-2026

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