Michael ‘Mike’ E. Shawgo

Name:    Michael ‘Mike’ E. Shawgo                               Age:    64
Address:   Astoria, IL
Date of Death:    Sunday, January 24, 2016         Time:      12:58 a.m.    
Place:        Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Date of Birth:    July 6, 1951        Place:    Canton, IL
Parents:    Max and Thelma (Laughary) Shawgo
Married:    Marilyn Hammond on May 29, 1990 in Astoria, IL. She survives.
Survivors:    Wife- Marilyn Shawgo of Astoria, IL
Daughter- Michelle (and Rodney) Schisler of Corbin, KY
        Daughter- Stephanie (and Jeremy) Polley of Maysville, KY
        Son- Michael James Brian (and Susan) Shawgo of Ripley, OH
        Daughter- Anissa (and Matt) Plummer of East Peoria, IL
        Daughter- Alisha (and Casey) Morrow of Peoria, IL
        11 Grandchildren: Corey, Kayla, Carolyn Kami, Heather, Miranda, Jake, Haley,                                           Haley, Megan and Tage
        6 Great-Grandchildren
        Mother- Thelma Shawgo of Hamilton, IL
        Sister- Lynnette (and Dan) Parson of Denver, IL
        Brother- Max (and Penny) Shawgo of Mendon, IL
        Sister- Sandra (and Jerry) Haist of Macomb, IL
        Sister- Janis (and Tony) Shuman of Hamilton, IL
        Brother- Mitchell (and Ginger) Shawgo of Astoria, IL
Preceded by:      brother, Mark Shawgo and farther
Occupation:    Mike was a graduate of Triopia High School in Concord, IL.  He worked at Caterpillar in Peoria, IL, was an over the road trucker for Star Trucking, and worked at Gorsuch Appliance.  He then went to work for the Illinois Dept. of Transportation for 20 years, working as a Bridge Tender at the Franklin Street Bridge in Peoria and when closed, was transferred to Fulton County and worked as a Highway Maintainer and MMI, retiring in 2008.
Military:         No
Memberships:   Mike was a founding member of the Harley Davison Museum in Milwaukee, WI.  He was a member of the Astoria Fire and Rescue Squad, working as an EMT.  He was a member of the Teamsters and coached his children’s youth ball teams.  He was an avid Harley Davison rider.
Services:       11:00 am on Thursday, January 28, 2016
Place:          Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, IL
Officiating:     Wes Hendricker
Visitation:   6-8 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria.
Interment:     Summum Cemetery, Summum, IL
Memorials:      Astoria Fire Department or Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital 
Services By:      Shawgo Memorial Home, Astoria, IL. Online condolences may be
                          given to the family at www.shawgomemorialhome.org