OBITUARIES
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Shannon
Alexandra Wade
Shannon Alexandra
Wade, age 27, was bom July
19, 1995, in Atlanta. She
passed away Feb. 23, 2023,
after a five-year battle to re
cover from spinal injuries.
She fought valiantly and well
with her friends and family
by her side.
In her short 27 years, she
packed so much life and love
for all. Shannon was pas
sionate about many things:
art, theater, dance, music,
books, and nature. Most im
portant to Shannon were her
family and friends.
She loved fiercely and
saw the best in everyone.
Shannon had a knack for
making people feel con
fident in themselves, and as
her friends describe, always
including the weird, the out
sider, and others looking to
find their way.
She celebrated diversity
in race, creed, and sexual
orientation without limita
tions because she knew ev
eryone was a child of God
and treasured their unique
ness. She had a fierce love
for all and was willing to
fight against anyone and
anything that hurt other
people or any animals.
Shannon worked as the
marketing coordinator for
our family’s law firm, Wade
Law, during the last four
years of her life, but her true
career was creative expres
sion. Even when physical
challenges limited her abil
ity to act, paint, or draw, she
found other ways to express
herself.
Shannon was an honor
graduate from Young Harris
College with a degree in the
atre performance and a
minor in communication.
After graduation, she
worked as the technical di
rector for all shows at Idle-
wild Park in Pennsylvania.
She came home for that
winter and began working
for Jon building the new law
firm, Wade Law. Due to her
subsequent injuries, she re
mained there for the rest of
her life, where her imprint
on the law firm continues to
be seen and felt by all every
day.
Shannon is survived by
her parents, Jonathan and
Leslie Wade of Fayetteville;
her sister, Caitlin, and
brother-in-law Jose’ Cabal
lero; and her precious
nephew, Jace Caballero, of
Marietta; her grandmother,
Marcia Williams ofNewnan;
aunts and uncles, Debbie
and Chuck Pace of Fay
etteville, Greg and Mary
Margaret Armstrong of Ma
rietta, Dan and Kathleen
Wade of Bradenton, Fla. and
their daughter Carly; first
cousins, Jennifer and Rob
Little and their daughter
Allie of Vinings, Chris Pace
and his daughter Olivia of
Vinings; great-aunt, Lor
raine Wade of Hernando,
Miss., great-aunt and uncle,
Gail and Joe Alexander of
Savannah, and countless
other beloved relatives. She
also left behind a devoted
and loving boyfriend, Sezer
Tetik.
Shannon has joined sev
eral other loved ones who
arrived in Heaven before
her, including her grand
father, Lockwood “OD” Wil
liams of Newnan;
grandparents, Jim and Jane
Wade of Bradenton, Fla.;
and Uncle Lockwood “Chip”
Williams of Peachtree City.
She has also joined many
cherished pets, including
Butterscotch and Midnight.
We know all of them are al
ready celebrating with her.
Visitation was held
Thursday, March 2, at Mow-
ell Funeral Home, 180 N.
Jeff Davis Drive, Fay
etteville, Ga. The celebration
of life for Shannon was Fri
day, March 3, at Fayetteville
First United Methodist
Church in Fayetteville.
In the musical Les Mis-
erables, there is a famous
line, “To love another per
son is to see the face of God.”
Shannon loved so many and
was loved by all of us so well.
She knew that she would be
with God whenever she
died.
Many have spoken ofher
role in that musical as Gav-
roche, the little orphan who
ran the city from under
ground. She was that “Little
People” in the song and the
part. Like Gavroche, she
died too soon. We pray that
her loving light will continue
to shine on through her
family and friends as we
take care of each other and
the new people who cross
our paths.
In lieu of flowers, please
consider a donation to one
of Shannon’s numerous fa-
Wednesday, March 15,2023
vorite charities. She sup
ported many in her life, but
was passionate about Bloom
Our Youth, which provides
housing, clothing and sup
port for children who are re
moved from their homes
due to abuse or neglect, and
Promise Place, which pro
vides resources and housing
for victims of domestic vio
lence.
Finally, her last mission
trip was to Mexico with her
dear friend Joey Potter with
Joey Potter Missions. JPM
feeds, builds, and provides
for children in missions
around the globe. Donations
to any charity including
these three will bring a huge
spiritual grin from our be
loved Shannon. Her love
language was giving gifts.
We welcome you to pro
vide your condolences,
thoughts, and prayers of
Shannon on our Tribute
Wall. Mowell Funeral Home
& Cremation Service, Fay
etteville, www.mowells.com.
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FAYETTEVILLE, GA 302 14
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PEACHTREE CITY, GA 30269
770-487-3959 • Fax:770-487-5959
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by breathing in secondhand smoke at work. In a recent survey,
67% of Fayette County residents say they experience
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Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke increase their risk of
heart disease by 25-30% and risk of lung cancer by 20-30%. Given
that spending one hour in a smoke-filled room is equal to
smoking one cigarette, those working in the hospitality industry
— including in bars, restaurants and hotels — are especially
vulnerable.
*Based on a 2021 Drug Free Fayette community survey with 4,271 responses
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