Harry Lewis Shaw Jr.; Ex-Palmdale Councilman

Harry Lewis Shaw Jr., former Palmdale city councilman who had worked as an FBI special agent before his lengthy career with Lockheed Corp., has died at a Lancaster hospital. He was 67.

A longtime Palmdale resident, Shaw died Wednesday of cancer, said his daughter DeeRay Shaw-Walker of Vista.

Born in New Haven, Conn., Shaw earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College and a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He was a special agent for the FBI from 1951 to 1954. In 1954, he was hired at Lockheed Corp. and was promoted through the ranks from security representative to manager of industrial security. Shaw retired in 1986 as director of industrial relations. At the time of his death, Shaw was working as a real estate agent at Rancho Valley Realty in Palmdale.

In 1978, Shaw was appointed to the Palmdale City Council but was recalled along with Mayor Lynda Cook and Vice Mayor Antonio Soza in 1981.

Shaw’s involvement with various organizations included being past president of the Supporters of Palmdale Regional Airport, past president of the Kiwanis Club of Palmdale West and a member of the steering committee of the Research Security Administrators. He also belonged to Civitan International and the American Society of Industrial Security, in addition to serving as chairman of the Palo Alto chapter of the Former Special Agents of the FBI.

In addition to his daughter DeeRay, Shaw is survived by his wife of 40 years, Myrna Shaw; daughter Carla Sloan of Palmdale; sisters Shirley Barry of Southport, Conn., and Patricia Prothroe of Fairfield, Conn., and four grandchildren.

A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church of Palmdale, 39055 10th St. West. Burial will be private.

Chapel of the Valley Mortuary in Palmdale is handling the arrangements.

Shaw’s family plans to establish a scholarship fund in his name at Antelope Valley College.