Russell Shaw, a veteran Catholic journalist who led communications for the U.S. bishops and Knights of Columbus and authored numerous articles and books, died January 6th at the age of 90 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Shaw was born May 19, 1935, in Washington to U.S. Army Col. Charles Burnham Shaw and Mary Russell Shaw. He graduated from Gonzaga High School in Washington and then attended Georgetown University, earning a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in 1956 and Master of Arts in English literature in 1960.
Shaw was a devoted husband and father. He married Carmen Carbon in 1958 and the couple raised five children in Washington, where they were members of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Carmen Shaw died in June 2022. The couple had 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
