Marie L. Shaw, M.D.'s Obituary
Marie L. Shaw, M.D., age 97, died peacefully on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at her home in Dallas.She was born on October 3, 1921, in Enid, OK, to Dr. Enos Shaw and Nell (Nierman) Shaw. She spent her childhood living in several small, but picturesque towns with her family in west Texas and Arkansas. Marie returned to Enid in time to attend and graduate from high school. She obtained her college degree from the University of North Texas then attended medical school in Dallas and graduated in 1945 as a member of the first graduating class of UT Southwestern Medical School. After a brief time in general practice with her father, she specialized in Pathology. While working in Lubbock, she met and married a research scientist, Philip Levereault and together they had a daughter. But, their marriage did not last as they had hoped. Marie continued her career working at several hospitals including Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, and at the VA hospital in Oklahoma City. After retirement, Marie got remarried to her widowed high school sweetheart, Leon Cook and spent several years back in Enid, renewing old friendships and traveling with her new husband. After Leon’s death, she continued her retirement in Dallas.Marie loved to travel, entertain and try new things. She enjoyed volunteering for the church and participating in many activities there as well. She was always ready for a challenge, and successfully negotiated a career in medicine when it was a rare thing for a woman to be a doctor. She is survived by her daughter, Elise Wade, her granddaughters, Melinda Rembert, and Sabrina Marie Rozeman, her nephew William (George) Graves, and her grand-nieces, Catherine, and Cassandra Graves.A visitation for Marie will take place on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Restland Funeral Home. A funeral for Marie will be on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at 10:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church. Graveside service will follow in the Garden of Prayer at Restland Funeral Home.Funeral arrangements have been faithfully entrusted to Restland Funeral Home and Cemetery, located at 13005 Greenville Avenue, at Restland Road, Dallas, Texas 75243.
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