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Sunday, January 7, 2024
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Shelley is my longest and very best friend. She and I met in the late 1970s; back before either of us were married or had a family of our own. Our escapades and adventures still make me giggle. She held me up during my heartbreaks, losses, new jobs, moves, children and more. I would like to think I was a trusted, helpful, honorable and loving friend to her. My kids all know her like she is family. I have wondered if they didn't give her a call a few times to talk me back to earth. She always made me feel worthy, that life would work out and that some of my hair brained ideas just might work. I loved our connection. Even when I moved away we were always just a phone call away. And when we would be back together, usually in her home, we would jump into a rhythm not usually found with people you know. She was my one and only, that once in a lifetime person you get to have in your life, who knows the real you and loves you anyway. My life was made immensely better for having had her in it and I will forever miss her each day going forward. She was so kind and thoughtful, and purposeful. She would help people when most others didn't even think to offer. I will try to live up to the person she thinks I am. Love her always.
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Charles Barkey posted a condolence
Friday, November 3, 2023
Shelley it was an absolute honor to have worked with you at WVU Medicine. You were such a strong professional and uplifting person. You will be missed. God Bless
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Friday, November 3, 2023
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I will always remember Shelley as a energetic, kind, and loving person. Her life focused around her husband Greg, and her loving daughters, Kaylin and Ally. She was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone, family, friends, and even strangers.
I’ve known Shelley for 39 years. We met at work, at “The old WVU Hospital “. Shelley was passionate about her work and I could always tell what kind of day she was having by the amount of tape she had wrapped around her fingers!
I love Shelley and will miss her greatly! We had so much in common over the years and many shared adventures!
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Becky Drake lit a candle
Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Sincere condolences, Becky Drake, Clay Drake and Michael Matthew and Michael & Vivian Lopuch.
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Kim Shockley uploaded photo(s)
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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One of her favorite places - Phipps. So glad I got to spend time with her there.
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Kim Shockley posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
There are few people you meet in your lifetime that truly impact you. Shelley was one of those people. A lifelong friend that was always there when needed. On more than one occasion she dropped everything because I needed her. We laughed, we cried, we shared ups and downs as we went from being young nurses to “experienced” (not old) nurses to IT analyst. She laughed about being in IT and would turn around at work I would say at least once a week and say “Can you believe I’m doing this?” But she was and did a great job. Shelley was not afraid to try new things and take on new challenges. She was kind, compassionate, caring, generous. We also shared are ups and downs through are life experiences- marriages and children. Shelley loved her girls and wanted nothing but the best for them and for them to be happy. She worked hard and many many hours of call to be able to give them opportunities. There are so many memories - our trip to the Bahamas, our horse adventures, our many “go lives.”
She was always doing kind things for others. She told me one day she picked up a lady walking along the road. The next thing I know Shelley is taking her food, making sure she has heat in her house and just generally looking after her until she was situated. Another time she followed an elderly lady home that was driving slowly just to make sure she got home ok. This is the type of person she was. Always thinking of others. I will truly miss her.
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Judith Richardson posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Shelly is a very special person, always willing to help in any situations, A wonderful and caring nurse, A special friend will be sadly missed by all her friends.
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Wanda Ray posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
My prayers and love go out to all of the wonderful people Shelley had in her life.
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Aidan Flanagan uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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Shelley has been my family's second mom her whole life. She helped raise my two older sisters, Jackleen and Joelle, since they were just babies. She helped, guided, nurtured, and partnered with my mom during trying and difficult times while they were young mothers. Still, they found ways to love life, to laugh through no matter what the challenge was, to support each other, and even found ways to extend their reach beyond family to anyone they came in contact with.
I remember Shelley came to my MMA tournament in Chicago, IL when I was in high school and her usual poised and gracious demeanor transitioned to one of love and worry for all of the athletes. She was nervous that I would get hurt, or that I would hurt someone, and either way, that she would take care of us all. She was ready to be the nurturing protector of the entire tournament if she had to. Her loving character poured over into every environment she was in, making me feel safer for it.
Lastly, Shelley was my Morgantown Mom, taking care of me every step of the way through medical school. She picked me up from the Pittsburgh airport before my medical school interview. Drove me all the way to Morgantown, all the while driving at the speed of light and eloquently telling me everything I would need to know about Morgantown. She took me to get Wings and we took the photo you see attached. She was a bundle of smiles and joy while we sat and ate. She told me of times she had traveled abroad through Italy, of an elderly woman who she volunteered to take care of because the elderly woman kept managing to get herself lost on every excursion the group went on. She was a great storyteller.
After starting at WVU, she came to my hole-in-the-wall apartment and brought with her food and a box of cleaning supplies (enough to last me 3 years) and stayed and welcomed me to Morgantown yet again. She was available emotionally for me to vent to and she offered motherly advice like, make sure you get sleep and exercise if you can.
Throughout my years at WVU, Shelley always stayed nearby ready to help at a moment's notice. When Shelley was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, she never wore the diagnosis in a way that made me question her resolve, poise, grace, aptitude, or spirit. She still found ways to take care of those around her, to live her days well, to find joy, and to share compassion with the world. Shelley met her hard news in ways that I think everyone hopes they would, she accepted it and still found ways to love her family and friends. There is a certain kind of strength that takes, something that I believe she harnessed and cultivated throughout her life. She went through hard times for many years, but kept smiling and found ways to love. I would hope to react the same way.
Also, during the past year, I had the pleasure of meeting her daughters Allison and Kaylin, and seeing her features and traits imbued in them. Shelley demonstrated a bond with her children the same as I have seen with my mother. She loved them with her whole being. She will be lived on well.
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Rita Mulkeen posted a condolence
Monday, October 30, 2023
A special bond forms with coworkers, especially so many night shifts in the OR treating trauma patients.
Such a caring person, devoted mother. Hope you are greeted in heaven, Shelly, by all waiting for you there. No need for further suffering.
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Dawn Yost posted a symbolic gesture
Monday, October 30, 2023
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Wonderful, kind person with a heart of gold. One of the best trauma nurses in the operating room at WVU Hospitals for many years! Condolences to her daughters and extended family ~ many prayers and thoughts of comfort at this difficult time of loss. ~~~Dawn Yost
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The family of Shelley F. Reel uploaded a photo
Monday, October 30, 2023
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Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
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1962 - 2023
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