Shannon was born in Lynchburg, January 1, 1967. She had a strong Christian faith and was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. She had a passion for cooking, loved animals and had a beautiful singing voice. She gave one hundred percent of herself to her children and grandchildren, she loved to travel and vacationing at the beach with her family.
She is survived by her fiancé Frederic J. Villarial of Madison Heights; one daughter, Megan Elizabeth Fitzgerald and her fiancé Cedrick Brooks; two sons, Michael Todd Fitzgerald and his fiancé Debra Wright and Daniel Scott Fitzgerald and wife Gabriella; one step-daughter, Laura Villarial; two brothers, Robert Wright and Jeremy Tucker; two sisters, Mandy Tucker and Melanie Tucker; seven grandchildren, Jacob L. Wood, Champion Brooks, Cameron Wright, Ma’Kaelah Wright, Keeleigh Wright, Brantley Fitzgerald and Landon Fitzgerald and a number of nieces, nephews and other extended family and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. J. Kenneth Rush officiating. Interment will follow in Amherst Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Whitten Monelison Chapel where a Rosary Service will be held at 7:00 p.m.