In Memoriam: Shannon Willits to be Honored on 8 May (Jacksonville, FL)
Posted: 4/11/2021
As many of you have already heard, Shannon Willits passed away suddenly during competition in late March (classmail – 31MAR21). A friend of the Willits family has put out a call for donations via GoFundMe to help the family if you are interested in making a contribution.
For those in the Jacksonville area, and those able/willing to travel, there will be a se
rvice for Shannon in early May:
SHANNON WILLITS’ CELEBRATION OF LIFE MAY 8, 2021
Saturday, May 8
From 4pm to 7pm
Military honors rendered at 430pm
Maranatha Church Of Jacksonville
7550 Collins Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32244
Per his family, this will be “Open House” style, just come and remember him with us.
If anyone has addtional stories or photos of their memories with Shannon to share in tribute, please send them my way. I’ve already sent the Shipmate column in, but I’m working on a crowd-sourced memorial wall for the In Memoriam section of our class webpage. Very much in draft form now, but expect to be live later this spring.
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