William "Bill" Anthony Shea

William “Bill” Anthony Shea, of 42 Port Tack Drive, Salem, SC, passed away peacefully at his home, Sunday, July 8, 2012. He was the loving husband of Dolores Ferrill Shea for 52 years. He was the son of the late Margaret Cunningham Shea of Torrington, CT, and William Francis Shea of Wethersfield, CT. In addition to his wife, Mr. Shea is survived by sons, Michael Anthony Shea and wife Lisa, and their children, Sydney and William of Spartanburg, SC, Jeffrey Brian Shea and wife Yvonne, and their children, Patrick and Christopher, of Torrington, CT; and a daughter, Erin Marie Shea Hernandez and husband Mario, and their children, Lorenzo, Keely and Gianna, of Austin, TX. Born on January 7, 1933 in New Britain, Mr. Shea lived in Torrington, CT until 1998 when he and Dolores moved to Keowee Key in Salem, SC. He was a graduate of St. Francis Parochial School, Torrington High School, Hartford University, and received his MBA from Syracuse University. Mr. Shea also attended St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, CT for two years. He served in the US Army from 1951-1953. Mr. Shea spent his early career in marketing at The Hartford Insurance Group before becoming employed at the Hartford National Bank. From there, he moved to Colonial Bank in Waterbury, CT in 1973, where he worked his way up to Vice President and Manager of Industrial Development of Bank of Boston Connecticut (Colonial Bank’s successor). While at the bank, he served as a member of the Northeast Industrial Development Association, serving as president for one term. He was also a member and the chairman of the Greater Hartford Visiting Nurses Association in the 1980’s. Mr. Shea also served twelve years on the Torrington Board of Education during the 1970’s and early 1980’s, and as Secretary eight of those years. Mr. Shea retired in 1990 but taught occasionally at Post College in Waterbury. Mr. Shea was a member of the Elks Club of Torrington, the Torrington Knights of Columbus, the Triangle Club, and was a founding member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Torrington Chapter. He also narrated book recordings at Reading for the Blind Cvsbh in Litchfield, CT for fifteen years. Since moving to Keowee Key, Mr. Shea served as president of the Keowee Key Boating Association as well as the president of the Keowee Key Boating Committee. He was also a member of the Golden Corner Barbershoppers of Seneca, SC, and a member of the local Knights of Columbus. He was a communicant of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church of Seneca, SC, where he was a past president of the Parish Council, a member of the Building Committee for the Activity Center, and a Lector at the 8:00 AM Sunday Mass. He served as a member of the board of the Greater Anderson Music and Arts Consortium in Anderson, SC, for three years. A Mass of Resurrection will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 12, 2012, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Seneca, SC with entombment in Heritage Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Westminster, SC. A reception will follow in Papineau Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Building Fund, 170 Bountyland Road, Seneca, SC, 29672, Oconee Hospice of the Foothills, ATTN: Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672, and/or the American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, SC 29615. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.davenportfuneralhome.com DAVENPORT FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS DAVENPORT FUNERAL HOME, INC. 864-638-3611 864-638-0806 FAX PO Box 462 Walhalla, SC 29691

William "Bill" Anthony Shea

January 7, 1933 - July 8, 2012