Gayl Drullinger Shaw

1905 - 1922  (17 years)

• Name	Gayl Drullinger Shaw
  Birth	7 Sep 1905	Oberlin, Decatur, KS
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 1922	Oberlin, Decatur, KS
  	Gayl died in what was called hanging high school class colors. The attached obituary tells the story. Born September 7, 1905 and died May 24, 1922.
  Person ID	I33506	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	George Herbert Shaw,   b. 2 Feb 1874, Vinton, Benton, IA d. 21 Jun 1944, Oberlin, Decatur, KS (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Estella Louisa Drullinger,   b. 27 Jun 1876, Champaign, Champaign, IL d. 6 Apr 1932, Oberlin, Decatur, KS (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F6072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Sep 1905 - Oberlin, Decatur, KS Death - 24 Sep 1922 - Oberlin, Decatur, KS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  FACULTY AND CLASSES TAKE ACTION Because of the death ol (of) Gayl Shaw last week, the members of the High School faculty and officers of the four classes drafted following resolutions and presented a copy to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Shaw, parents of the dead boy. That the classes should voluntarily make such a pledge shows the deep effect the death of their classmate made upon their minds. We believe this action is wisely taken and the parents of Gayl Shaw can feel that their son's untimely death has not been entirely in vain. TO MR. AND MRS. G. H. SHAW In rememberance (remembrance) of, and out of the love and respect we have for your dear boy, our classmate and friend, we voluntarily make the following pledge: "We the officers and representatives of the underclasses of the Decatur County High School, do hereby resolve and pledge that throughout the rest of our stay in the Decatur County High School we shall defer from and labor to prevent any and all class activities that may endanger the limb or life of any member of the school. Signed: Faculty- Caleb W. Smick J. McMahan Ruth A. Hanna Esther Sproul Martha Douglas J. R. LaMont F. S. Hadley Margaret Atwood Bertha Holcomb Seniors- Ralph McLaughlin Dorothy Coldren Mildred Upson Frank Gierhart Harold Metcalf Juniors- Dorothy Stevenson Isadore Douglas Bonnie Cathcart Carl Barnhart Sophomores- Ira McKay DeEtta Duncan Mabel Hanson Lyman Gage Freshmen- Irma Scott Harold McKay Lester Kirkendall (The preceding is a complete transcription taken from a photocopy of a newspaper clipping that was emailed to me by Garry W. Shaw on 14 Feb 2014. Transcription provided by me, David H. Drollinger on 16 Feb 2014)