Deceased peacefully on June 25, 2021 at her home in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband and two sons after battling brain cancer. She was 63 years old. Shannan was born in Albuquerque, NM and raised in Chambers, Arizona with her niece Tracee and nephew Marty on and near the Navajo Indian Reservation.
Shannan was heavily involved in 4H in her teens and received a 4H scholarship to attend college at the University of Arizona. In college, Shannan was elected student ruler. She received both a BS and a Juris Doctor from UofA.
During her studies, she co-founded the Tracer Research Corporation, an international underground tank and pipeline detection company with offices around the world. Her company received the Copper Cactus Award for Best Workplace in Pima County, and in 2011 Shannan was named a Tucson Women of Influence. Eventually she sold Tracer Research to a Fortune 100 company and started flipping houses and working in real estate.
However, her real passion was giving back to the community and the environment. Shannan loved the Gulf of California and the Sonoran Desert. An avid diver with thousands of logged dives, Shannan explored the Sea of Cortez for several decades. She was the co-founder and former president of the Sonora Sea Aquarium, which was part of the original Rio Nuevo plan. The aquarium found a permanent home as the Warden Aquarium in the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. Shannan served on the board of directors of the Tucson Botanical Gardens and as a trustee of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. She has spent many years as a Desert Angel promoting startup companies. Shannan was a longtime member and past president of the Old Pueblo Rotary Club who was responsible for many community welfare projects over the years. In 2020 Shannan was inducted into the 4H Hall of Fame.
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