MIDDLEBURY-Donald Butch Shaw, 85, a lifelong resident of Middlebury, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation, surrounded by his loving family. Born March 13, 1923 at the family home in Middlebury, he was the fifth of six children born to Charles J. and Frances (Sweenor) Shaw. He was a graduate of Middlebury High School where he lettered three sports and was later inducted into the Middlebury High School Hall of Fame in 1996. He was Captain of the hockey team. He married Jourdaine Severy on April 6, 1946 at St. Mary's Church in Middlebury. He proudly served in the United States Army Air Corps during WW II and was stationed in the South Pacific. For over 35 years he was service manager for Brush Motors and later worked at G. Stone Motors until retirement. During retirement he was groundskeeper for UVM Morgan Horse Farm, Weybridge. He was a member of St. Mary's Church. He was a member of the Middlebury Fire Department for 65 years where he was a life member and served as Assistant Chief from 1962 until present and as a Lieutenant from 1955-1956. In addition he was a life member of the Addison County Fire Fighters Association. He was First Vice Commander in 1954-1955 of the American Legion. He was past president of the Small City Steppers Club. He was an avid camper and snowmobiler. Butch enjoyed cooking with Nub Duclos for the Middlebury Firemans Summer Bazaar and spending time with his family. Family members include, Charles Butch Shaw and his wife Mary of Florence; and their son Dana, Donna Patterson and her husband Skip of Middlebury, and their sons Donald Patterson, Richard Patterson and his wife Michele, Robert Shaw and his wife Janet of Bristol and their children, Jessica, Amanda and Ian, David Shaw and his wife Wendy of Weybridge, and their daughter Danielle and Patrick Shaw and his wife Lisa of Weybridge and their children Ben and Kimberly; and two great grandchildren, Zack and Nick Patterson of Maryland; one sister, Lucy Danyow of Middlebury; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Jourdaine (Severy) Shaw on November 10, 2004 and by two brothers, Buster and Lucius Shaw and two sisters Helen Shaw and Dorothy Moore. Calling hours will be Sunday, February 15, 2009 from 4 PM to 7 PM at Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home, 117 South Main St., Middlebury. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 AM Monday, February 16 at St. Marys Church, Middlebury with Rev. Albert Skip Baltz as celebrant. Spring burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Harry Severy Scholarship Fund, c/o Battell Hose Co., 5 Seymour St., Middlebury, VT 05753. To our dad: you have earned your angel wings -- wear them with pride in your heart. We will miss you dad/papa. Say hi to mom for us. www.sandersonfuneralservice.com