Shauna — RIP

I got the word yesterday that an long-time hockey fan, Shauna, died about 4PM of breast cancer.

Shauna was a huge Sharks fan, going back to the early days of the team. We met her through our Sharks list that we ran for many years, and she was very involved in that list, and also in the Hammerheads Booster Club. She was also involved in one of our other interests, the A-ball San Jose Giants, and acted as a billet mom for players at various times.

She was infectiously positive to be around and always worrying about others instead of herself. Always a fun person to be around.

She noticed a lump a year ago October. Six weeks later she was in chemo, vowing to beat it. They thought she did, and she was planning for reconstructive surgery when she broke a leg bone — the cancer had spread into the bones.

She died at home under hospice care with her husband and family and close friends with her.

Services are still being planned. If you need the details, email me.

I, for one, will have a small moment of silence for her at the next home game. She was a big part of the Sharks ecosystem for a lot of us, and she’ll be missed.

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