Bill Shuttleworth

Beloved husband of the late Rosemary. Loving father of Dawn (Tom) Donoher and Daniel Shuttleworth. Dear grandfather of Timothy and Emily, step grandfather of Tommy Donoher and Brittany Bauss. Great grandfather of 5 great grandchildren. Bill graduated from Detroit College of Business in 1965 with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science and Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He was hired by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an Agent then joined the military serving as Naval Security Officer Central Intelligence. Following his naval service, he hired in as a Public Safety Officer in 1973. During his career Bill received 2 Merit citations, 1 life saving medal and 1 letter of Commendation. Bill also served the Oak Park Officers Association for 2 years as Vice President and 3 years as President. In 1982 he worked closely with Sterling Heights Police Department for the purpose of starting a k-9 unit in Oak Park, Michigan. His last k-9 in training is currently with the family, a purebred German Shephard, Maxine, who is 10 years of age. The devotion that the two of them shared with each other is unbelievable. In his private time, he was involved with the Knights of Columbus. Bill was the 1st male PTO president for Warner Elementary School. He also coached baseball for Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation teams for over 10 years. Bill was a court officer for the 41st District Court and served as president and vice president of C-PAM. He then started a National Night Out program in Roseville and East Pointe. During 1999, Bill, retired from the Oak Park Police Department after 26 years of service and received his PI license and initiated the Citizens Police Academy of Oak Park. Following retirement Bill joined Beaumont security and worked there for 15 years. During those 15 years, 10 of those he spent teaching self-protection and domestic violence classes at Beaumont troy and later added on relationship abuse at Traverse City High School. Besides his work and volunteer life he loved to travel. One of his favorite places was Siesta Key, Florida. When Bill retired from Beaumont Security he tried to travel as much as possible and spend as much time as possible with his family. In lieu of flowers the family requests you make donations to an organization close to Bill’s heart by protecting the paws that protect us. Projectpawsalive.org

Bill Shuttleworth

May 14, 1945 - March 8, 2018