Historian William G. Shade has died. Here is a brief obituary:

Obituary for William G. Shade, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus William G. Shade, Ph.D, passed away peacefully on June
17, 2018. He was the husband of Mary Lou Shade and the son of the late
William S. Shade and Elaine (McMahon) Shade. Bill was born in Detroit and
grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned his BA from Brown University
in 1961 and a Master of Arts in teaching the following year at Brown. Then
after completing his Ph.D from Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan
he began his teaching career at Temple University and then joined the
Lehigh University history department in 1966, where he served as Director
of American Studies for a quarter century and helped establish the African
American studies program and the Women’s history program at Lehigh. Bill
also taught at Lafayette College, the University of Virginia, the
University of Ireland in Galway, University College Limerick, Ireland, the
University of Nottingham and most recently the Moscow State University in
Moscow, Russia. A prolific author, editor and Ph.D advisor, his works
included, Banks or No Banks, The Money Issue in Western Politics,
1832-1865, Our American Sisters: Women in American Life and Thought
(Volumes 1-4), Seven on Black and Before The Molly Maguires. Bill’s 1996
book, Democratizing the Old Dominion: Virginia and the Second Party System,
1824-1861, has caused ante-bellum historians to rethink the events leading
to the Civil War. Bill was an avid jazz fan and world traveler who was very
proud of the achievements of his children and grandchildren. He will be
remembered with love by his wife of 56 years Mary Lou, his daughter
Alexandra Shade Newell and son-in-law Robert Newell of Saucon Valley, PA,
his son Christopher Shade, Ph.D and daughter-in-law Nadine Shade of Erie,
Colorado, and his grandsons Aidan Newell, Jackson Newell, Thomas Shade and
Pierre Shade.

SERVICES: A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday July 20,
2018, in the Old Chapel of Central Moravian Church, Heckewelder Place,
Bethlehem, PA 18018. Interment is private. Arrangements are entrusted to
Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, Bethlehem. A memory tribute may be placed at
www.cantelmifuneralhome.com.

MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Luke's
Hospice c/o the Development Office, 801 Ostrum St. Fountain Hill, PA 18015.

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