Kay Fulcomer Shaw, Class of 1957

Posted Jun 04, 2019

Kay Fulcomer Shaw ’57 died Jan. 6, 2019. Born in Philipsburg, PA on March 22, 1934, she was the daughter and only child of Charlotte (Barry) and George Fulcomer. She graduated from Turtle Creek High School in 1952 and graduated from Otterbein College in 1957 with a Bachelor of Music degree with Distinction. During her time at Otterbein, Kay was a member of the Theta Nu sorority. In 1982 she earned a Master of Education degree from the University of Pittsburgh, the same day two of her children also received degrees from Pitt. She taught in the Keystone Oaks School District business education department. She became a realtor in her later years in the North Hills and was associated with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services.

Kay is preceded in death by her husband, John Shaw and previous husband, Roger Caldwell ‘58. She is survived by her children, Benjamin Caldwell, Keyte (Caldwell) Dalton, Alicia (Caldwell) Hess, Matthew Caldwell and Burton Caldwell, Sally (Shaw) Hively, and John Shaw; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.