Birth date: Jan 4, 1943 Death date: Oct 21, 2016
Byron Herbert Shaw, 73, died peacefully in the company of family on Friday October 21st at the St Clare Hospital in Weston. Born January 4th, 1943 In Madison, WI to the late Kenneth and Ruth (Wilhelm) Shaw of Waunakee, Byron deve Read Obituary
My heart is heavy as I just learned of this. I am so very sorry for our world's loss, and the loss to Byron's family and closest friends. He was a beautiful person. Kind, sincere, intelligent, loving, curious, observant, determined, forthright. I loved him. Thank you Byron for sharing your tremendous intellect and passion for science and nature with the world. Lisa Helmuth
Byron believed in truth and beauty. I'll never forget driving back from a settlement meeting down Pacific Coast Highway by Point Mugu in my Miata around December. Hot sunny, dry, cruising by the Pacific. A moment of peace and appreciation after speaking truth to a municipal polluter. Classic Byron. Boy I will miss him.
Daniel Cooper, Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc.
San Francisco CA
Byron:
Although we were not close friends you were certainly a kind, caring, bright person with a great sense of humor and the ability to tell a captivating story. I thoroughly enjoyed our times talking, fishing and gaming in Egg Harbor.
I pray your new journey is as rewarding as your last and send my sincere condolences to Margaret and the rest of your family.
Joe Pribanich, Rothschild, Wisconsin
Just learned the sad news of Byron's passing. I worked with him on many Wisconsin River water issues especially aldicarb testing in the central sands. He was under tremendous pressure to stop testing our samples, but he was fearless and prevailed.He was more concerned about the effect of the pressure on his students working in the Task Force Lab than for his own career. He provided technical advice to the Wisconsin River cleanup project from 1976 to it's successful completion. I don't think anyone could estimate how many student paper reviews, AWRA projects, and career advice he contributed to the profession over the years, but the effect was monumental. His ideas live on through his students who have been using science to protect our environment in agencies all across America. He was a fine man in every sense of the term, and a great guy to share a canoe with. My sincere condolences to his personal and professional families. Bob Martini.
Please accept my condolences on the passing of your husband, Byron. Grace and peace to you and your family. Marleen Volz (water aerobics)
So sadden to read of Byrons passing. Will always remember you all on our trip to China. Byron gave as interest talk on Chinas water and his study and interest in the trees was fun to watch. This condolence is send with prayers and love.
Sincerely
Darlene Todd
Byron Shaw was a kind, interesting, and dedicated man. Few were as committed to water quality in Wisconsin as he was. It was an honor to have had him as my advisor for both my Bachelors degree and Masters degree in water resources.
Byron was a kind, interesting, and dedicated man. Few were as committed to water quality in Wisconsin as he was. It was an honor to have had him as my advisor for both my Bachelors degree and Masters degree in water resources.
Byron guided me through a myriad of papers presented at State water quality conferences and after several presentations he unselfishly crossed his name off a draft of a paper I had written with his help and he told me then that from now on I was to list just my name on papers, giving me full credit even if he had contributed.
Byron had a great ability to train and help his students acquire positions in the water field. He would introduce me to many people in the water arena in the State. He hired me to the Environmental Task Force Lab in the CNR at UWSP in 1993 and kept me until I left in 1999. Because of the education and on the job experience I received from Byron, it was largely because of him that I made it into the US Geological Survey in 1999.
Byron was one of the most dedicated individuals in Wisconsin to protect the health of our ground and surface waters in our State.
Byron Shaw, I salute you!
Please accept my condolences on the passing of Byron. I was so sad and shocked to hear the news, as I'm sure all are. I was a student of Byron's and graduated Point the year he retired. Byron meant more to me than any other professor at Point because of the opportunities he provided me to conduct undergraduate research and the one-on-one time he spent mentoring me on how to become a water scientist. Today I'm proud to carry on his legacy caring for our water resources and mentoring the next generation of water scientists as I work with Northland College in Ashland, WI. I've even adopted a similar approach to Byron's in terms of managing paperwork at my desk, which may frighten some. Although maybe not the most efficient approach, despite the mountainous stack of papers on Byron's desk, he always was able to find what he was looking for in there. I'm saddened by his passing but, to his family, please know that his legacy and positive influence lives on with so many people (like me). I'm proud to have known and worked with such a great man.
Matt Hudson
