- Date Of Birth: July 8, 1926
- Date Of Death: January 21, 2017
- State: New Mexico
Dr. Emmett Franklin Shockley passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Tres Hermanas in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 90 years old. He enjoyed golf, hiking, camping, electrical work, and locksmithing.
Dr. Shockley was born on July 8, 1926, in Carnegie, Oklahoma. He spent his childhood in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was active in school, and church, and became an Eagle Scout. He enlisted in the Navy, serving in Guam during World War II, then in the Philippines during the Korean conflict.
He married the love of his life, Doris Lard, in 1949, after attending the University of Missouri as a journalism major. He then began a career in teaching. He received his Masters degree from New Mexico State University, and later a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Shockley became Superintendent of the Public Schools of Deming, New Mexico in 1965, where he served for 17 years before his retirement.
Dr. Shockley was preceded in death by his wife Doris in 2009 after almost 60 years of marriage.
He is survived by his children, Karen Shockley MD, and Melanie Shockley RPh, as well as grandchildren Lauren Kanyuck and Harrison Shockley. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Ann Duerksen.
