Shanna Suzanne Duffey

Shanna Suzanne Duffey, age 44 of Houston, TX. passed away Friday April 20, 2012. Born June 29, 1967 in Williamsport, PA, raised in Kingwood, TX, and preceded in death by her parents, Jim & Alene (Jones) Shields.

Shanna was a beautiful mother, wife, sister, and friend. She was very sweet and caring with a wonderful spirit and laugh. She worked as an executive assistant at MD Anderson Cancer Center for 22+ years. She graduated from MacArthur HS in Aldine, TX in 1985 and was a member of Brigade Belles Drill Team. Shanna was active in sports as a child and carried that love of sports into adulthood by being a very active team mom, cheering on her boys as a baseball family through little league, Bellaire and Rice University. She loved her family, friends, clan of dogs, listening to music, cooking, and shopping. She was a proud breast cancer survivor. Helping others was always on her mind and she would work to no end to make sure the best of the best was had for her family and friends.

Shanna is survived by her beloved husband, Timothy Duffey, sons Tyler (21) a baseball player at Rice University & Travis (19) an Engineering student at University of Houston. Also survived by brothers - Jeff and wife Maureen Shields of Sealy, Texas; Greg Shields of Falls Church, Va.; mother-in-law Jeanne Walker of Houston, TX; sister-in-law Gayle Jackson of Colorado Springs, CO; 3 nieces, 1 nephew, many cousins, and a host of friends.

Gone too soon we will miss her loving heart, fighter spirit, and generous nature.

Pallbearers are Paul Burns, Travis Duffey, Tyler Duffey, Greg Shields, Jason Shields, Jeff Shields, Greg Thielemann, and James Walls. Honorary Pallbearers are MD Anderson Cancer Center family, Bellaire baseball family, Louis Ditta, Michael Goltsov and family, Sarah Hutchins and family, Nathan Mitchell, Rice University baseball family, Vivek Singh and family, Dawn Steffler, Texas Wildcats baseball family, Don Vold, Jim Walling, Ronald Walters, MD, and Charles White.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, April 24th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home, 6700 Ferris St, Bellaire, TX ; Funeral Service will be Wednesday, April 25th 10:00 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul, 6800 Buffalo Speedway, and will be buried at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Komen Houston Affiliate at www.komen-houston.org