Shawn Somerville
Shawn Somerville, 49, of Wheaton, IL and formerly of Carver/Chaska and Minneapolis, MN, was killed tragically on Dec 16, 2011. Shawn received a bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas and an MBA from the University of Chicago before he began a career in investment banking, holding positions at Wells Fargo Capital Management and Piper Jaffray. He was an executive at William Blair and Company at the time of his passing. An avid outdoorsman with a passion for family, friends and food, he is preceded in death by his father, Donald Somerville, and grandparents. Shawn is survived by his wife, Joanie; two children, Parker (8) and Carly (7); parents, JoAnn & Jim Hasse of Fredric, WI; parents-in-law, John and Sue Hamm of Crossville, TN; brothers, Steven (Carmen) and Scott (Carol); half-sisters, Shannon Swearingen and Tara Schoepp; and many other loving family members. Shawn served on the St. Mark’s vestry and the St. Mark’s finance committee.
A funeral service for Shawn was held at St. Mark’s in Glen Ellyn, IL on Thursday, December 22 at 10:30 a.m., followed by a reception in St. Mark’s Mahon Hall.
In accordance with family wishes, an account has been established for the benefit of Shawn’s wife and children. For those wishing to make a donation, checks should be made out to The Somerville Family Memorial Trust and sent directly to: William Blair & Company, Attn: Merv Visser, 222 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL, 60606. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to this fund.
Please visit a blog that has been created to share memories of Shawn: http://shawnsomervilletribute.
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