Curtis Lewis Shaw
Curtis Lewis Shaw, 58, Hiller, Pa., passed away Saturday, February 10, 2007, in the Manor Care Nursing Facility in Monroeville, while members of his family held his hand and provided him comfort. He grew up in the Grindstone/Hiller area and graduated from Brownsville Area High School in 1967. He moved to Pittsburgh where he graduated from Community College of Allegheny County with an Associates Degree in Computer Science (CCAC) and took classes in computer science at the University of Pittsburgh. He was employed with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh as a Computer Analyst. His last employment before becoming ill was with Kaufman’s/Macy’s Department Stores. At a time when the computer and the Internet were in their infancy, he started a computer business to update and establish data record keeping for small businesses in the Pittsburgh area. In 1989 he became the President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Technical Association, an organization dedicated to ensuring that minorities, women and youth have the skills needed for a technological career. He also was a substitute teacher for students that were no longer considered mainstream. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a brother, William Shaw of Greensburg, Pa.; two sisters: Vivian (Larry) Washington of Monroeville, Pa., and Millicent (Bradford) Francis of Hiller, Pa.; and many nieces, nephews, close relatives and loving friends.
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, 6 to 9 p.m., in the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Baltimore Street, Brownsville.