September 12, 2015
September 12, 2015
On Display at the Lake County Wine Studio in August 2016
Renee is at Peace
Renee died very peacefully this evening at 8:44pm Thanks to all for
your love and prayers as we send her on her way.
In love and gratitude,
Denise
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Below is her obituary and here is a brief clip of Renee's own thoughts on death and dying...
OBITUARY
Renee Shields
Born: March 11. 1944 Died: May 12, 2007
Renee Shields, resident and teacher in Upper Lake, CA, died on May 12, 2007 from cancer. She was 63 years old.
Renee was born Lorraine Gail Shields, in Merced, California on March 11, 1944. She entered religious life as a Sister of the Holy Family in 1963, taking the name Sister Mary Renee, and remained in religious life for 30 years. She left the convent and entered into a committed partnership with Denise Rushing in 1993 and helped raise two children: Brian Rushing, now 24, and Teresa Rushing, now 22.
Renee taught Special Education at Upper Lake High School and was a licensed family counselor. She held two Masters Degrees: One in counseling fr…
your love and prayers as we send her on her way.
In love and gratitude,
Denise
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Below is her obituary and here is a brief clip of Renee's own thoughts on death and dying...
OBITUARY
Renee Shields
Born: March 11. 1944 Died: May 12, 2007
Renee Shields, resident and teacher in Upper Lake, CA, died on May 12, 2007 from cancer. She was 63 years old.
Renee was born Lorraine Gail Shields, in Merced, California on March 11, 1944. She entered religious life as a Sister of the Holy Family in 1963, taking the name Sister Mary Renee, and remained in religious life for 30 years. She left the convent and entered into a committed partnership with Denise Rushing in 1993 and helped raise two children: Brian Rushing, now 24, and Teresa Rushing, now 22.
Renee taught Special Education at Upper Lake High School and was a licensed family counselor. She held two Masters Degrees: One in counseling fr…
