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Shawn Taylor Cavanaugh, 49, of 2476 Hoffman Road, Greencastle, Pa., died of a massive heart attack Feb. 13, 2001 at Chambersburg, Pa., Hospital.
Mr. Cavanaugh was born July 24, 1951, in Washington, D.C., the son of Thomas L. and Doris C. Cope Cavanaugh of Greencastle. He graduated from Southern High School in Harwood and served as a sergeant in the Army.
He had worked as a serviceman for Washington Gas and Light Co. in Washington, D.C.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Wesley Yeager Post 606 of Fort Loudon, Pa.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two children, Shane Brandon Cavanaugh and Blath Killian Cavanaugh, both of Chesapeake Beach; two sisters, Cathy Twigg of Mercersburg, Pa., and Kerry J. Lewis of Spotsylvania, Va.; and one brother, T. Patrick Cavanaugh of Los Alamos, Calif.; a close friend, Tina Rogers of St. Thomas, Pa.; aunts; uncles; nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Cape Loch Haven Road in Edgewater, Md. The Rev. Frank Brauer officiated. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church, 385 S. Ridge Ave. in Greencastle. The Rev. Joseph L. Stahura officiated.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 6 Herndon Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403.
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Dennis Raulin
Shawn was originally a member of the class of '69 but left school in the fall of '68, I think, for the rest of the year. I don't remember the reason, he was encouraged to leave by one of the Vice Principles. He started back in the fall of '69 a year behind, but by that time the new Southern High had opened and everyone not already a senior that lived on our side of the bridge started going to Southern. He was on the football team junior and senior years there and made many friends in his new school.
I saw him periodically over the years and he once again became a neighbor for several years near Chesapeake Beach in the '80s. He got me out of a lot of jams in high school days, more than he got me into. We had a lot of crazy times and adventures together, beginning in the 8th grade.