Shane Scott Dauma was born on October 14, 1964 in Salmon, Idaho and died on Thursday, August 4, 2016 in Red River, New Mexico. He was the son of Glenda Marie Rock, III of Hamilton, Montana, and Steve and Laurie Dauma of Soap Lake Washington. He is survived by his parents; his son, Stephen, of Pinckney, Michigan; his sister Valori Dauma of Hamilton, Montana; his brother Anthony and sister-in-law Robin of Madison, Alabama; his grandmother Verlee Dauma of Memphis, Missouri; three nephews and two nieces; several aunts, uncles, and cousins, and a myriad of friends who were like family to him.
As a child, Shane lived in Selma and Auburn, Alabama and then in Pullman and Colfax, Washington, graduating from Colfax High School in 1983. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as a technician, stationed in Sardinia among other places. He was discharged in 1985. Shane was extremely proud of his service to the Navy and was a staunch supporter of all branches of our military.
Over the course of his life, Shane lived many places and held multiple jobs. He was a man of many talents! Shane’s skills in cooking landed him jobs working in restaurants all over the country, from a fine-dining seafood establishment in Maryland to – most recently – Anchovies Pizzeria in Red River. His considerable talent in construction allowed him to contribute to multiple projects and literally leave his “mark” all over the world. Likewise, his linguistic skills allowed him to interact and minister to people of many cultures as he spoke their language with ease. Shane’s masterful teaching touched the lives of so many, in both formal and informal settings.
Overarching all of these occupations and vocations and avocations, however, was Shane’s gift of loving and serving people. Whether serving as a door-holder for a worship service, flipping pancakes, or precisely carving a piece of wood, he lived and loved with all his heart, mind, and soul. Friends, family, colleagues, and strangers on the street were all equal recipients of his bear hugs, his booming “hellos,” and his piercing and love-filled gaze that made you feel like you were the only person in the world at that moment.
While Shane’s human spirit was a strong one, that is not the completeness of the pure love which emanated from him. Shane was a conduit of the Holy Spirit and the God he served, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He often breathed praise to his Savior using the Hebrew name, Jeshua. Worshipping Jesus Christ and bringing him glory was his sole purpose in life, no matter the cost. When he loved others here on earth, he did not do so in order to gain the attention or praise of man. He loved them in order to show them Jesus. And how well he did just that!
In recent years, Shane had dedicated much time and energy to the Mountain High Camp, held in Red River, and to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Angel Fire. The family asks that memorial gifts be given to one of these two organizations which Shane believed in and loved, not only through his resources, but also through sacrifice and service.
We celebrate the legacy Shane left all of us.. Yes, we will miss him. But we know that Shane is whole and healthy and laughing and celebrating the Savior whom he trusted with his life, a life he lived to the fullest according to the call of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who loved Shane and gave his life for him.
