ROBERT STANLEY SHINN (1948-2015)

 Bob Shinn was born in Philadelphia on May 3, 1948 to Jacqueline and Stanley Shinn. He spent his childhood in Hatboro.In high school, he was one of our AV guys, basketball manager, and a member of the bowling team. He attended one year at Montgomery County Community College.
In 1969, he enlisted in the Air Force, and after his basic training, came back to Hatboro to marry Elaine Quinn of our class. They were stationed in Alexandria VA; Kessler AFB in Biloxi, Miss; and finally Clark AFB in the Philippines where their first daughter was born in 1972. (a second daughter was born in Hatboro in 1974)
Returning again to the Hatboro area after his military service, he worked in construction as a surveyor and estimator. In 1979, the family relocated to Quakertown, as Bob was employed by Eastern Prestressed Concrete in Hatfield.
In 1992, he and Elaine divorced. Bob married Trudy Hontz in 1995.
Over the years his interests included photography, camping, mountain biking, DooWop, Shar-pei dogs, and eventually his 9 grandkids.
 Bob was diagnosed with colon cancer in June 2008 and had surgery at that time. For the next seven years he valiantly fought the disease which had spread to a lung, and to his knee. Although he did have a few short remissions, he suffered a great deal towards the end. On April 24th, 2015 Bob passed away from Stage 4 metastatic colon cancer in Grand View Hospital in Sellersville. He was just shy of his 67^th birthday.
At the time of his death, he had been married to Trudy for 19 years. He was also survived by his mother; daughter Jennifer Muller(Steve); daughter Lisa Klitsch (Michael); step-son Thomas Hontz (Lori); brother Thomas; sisters Divya Botkin and Susan Broom; nieces and nephews; and those 9 beloved grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on April 30 at Naugle Funeral Service in Quakertown.
Memorial Contributions in Bob’s name were requested for the Upper Bucks County SPCA in Quakertown or to Operation Scarlet Shar-Pei Rescue in Lancaster.