John Robert Shek, 66, of Seminole, Florida, died on March 23.
He was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1957 to Dr. John Leonard Shek and Patricia Turnbull Shek. He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Thomas Cooley Law School and Boston University Law School. He was a father, a friend, an attorney, a fisherman, a painter and a Daoist.
John was preceded in death by his parents, John L. and Patricia Shek, and is survived by his daughters, Madeleine and Katherine; his ex-wife, Sandra; his sister, Eugenie; his brother, Peter; and Peter’s family and his half-brother, Michael; and Michael’s family.
John was an active member of the local community in the many places he lived and traveled in his adult life. For almost 20 years, he resided in Marblehead, where he raised his daughters and caught many striped bass and bluefish. He was a kind and gregarious individual who made friends easily. John very highly valued his relationships with others and loved his friends with his whole heart.
John was a truly passionate man. He brought a positive attitude and vivid spirit to everything he did. John was a devoted practitioner of Tai-chi and a faithful student of the Dao. He was a great fisherman. He was an artist of several mediums, most prolific in watercolor painting. He was also a poet, a sculptor, an avid art appreciator, a lover of music and an admirer of the wonder and beauty of the natural world. Above all, John was a loving father.
In lieu of a funeral service, a celebration of life will be held in the summer in Marblehead; details are to be determined. It was John’s wish for any donations made in his name to go to the Pacifica Graduate Institute, 4767 Sterling Way, Carpinteria, California 93013.
