- Date Of Birth: August 4, 1937
- Date Of Death: November 13, 2015
- State: Arizona
John Athan Shields, passed away peacefully at Trinity Homes on November 13, 2015 at the age of 78, leaving his spouse Jeanne of 59 years behind. John began teaching in the Scottsdale School District in 1985, prior to that he taught many years in the Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas. He had many hobbies throughout his life, his favorite being classic Thunderbird cars and hot wheels, as well as, being a Diamondback season ticket holder and an avid collector of autographs.