Meyer, Shirley Ann

Shirley Ann Meyer Of Austin, Texas died February 18,
2010 of pulmonary fibrosis, in the company of family.
Shirley was born May 13, 1930 in Warrensburg, Missouri to
Oscar and Lucille (Bales) Wolfrum. She attended Central
Missouri State College and San Francisco State
University. Her friends and family were inspired and
graced by the quality and strength of her character. A
capable and adventurous woman, Shirley sought
challenge and solace in the beauty of living. She cross-
country skied alone in Colorado's box canyons, piloted a
Cessna 183 above most of the western United States, and
skippered the sail boat she shared with her husband along
the length of the Pacific Coast of the US and Mexico.
Shirley expressed her love of beauty through painting
and drawing and in the homes she created for her friends
and family in Madison, Wisconsin; Cincinnati, Ohio;
Marblehead, Massachusetts; Rifle and Basalt, Colorado;
San Francisco, California; Austin, Texas; and aboard the
sailboat, Valere. Shirley translated her strength and
generosity into loving acts of volunteerism. She was a
fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, supported
visual and performing arts, taught reading to illiterate
adults, helped prisoners through Kairos Prison Ministry to
integrate into life after incarceration, cared for shut-ins
through Meals on Wheels, encouraged local and state
political participation as a delegate to state political
conventions, and facilitated the course The Art of
Engaging Holy Scripture. Shirley is survived and deeply
missed by her husband of sixty years, Kelley, her
daughters Becky, Nancy, and Sarah, her sons-in-law
Michael, Raul and Steve, and her grandchildren Chloe,
Ashley and Mercer. She is preceded in death by her
brother The Rt. Rev. William Harvey (Dub) Wolfrum. A
memorial service will be held Saturday, March 13, 2010, at
10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Austin. In
lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in
her name to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Austin in
recognition of the overwhelming support that Shirley
received during the past months from her church, the
many services they provide to the community, as well as
Shirley's life long involvement in the Episcopal Church.

Published in San Francisco Chronicle on March 7, 2010