Joseph B. Shaughnessy as an infant, 1897
Dad's Confirmation
Dad's high school graduation? Is that a mustache?
Dad in his twenties
Dad holds me and Mother holds Kathleen in the early 30's.
The Shaughnessy family c. 1938
Dad designed our home at 440 East 65th in K.C. Mo., where we lived from the late 30's to early 50's.
Joseph B. Shaughnessy, Sr. (1897-1992)
Dad became a photography enthusiast and took family pictures on any occasion.
Dad designed St. Peter's Church on Meyer and Holmes in Kansas City in the early 40's.
The Life of St. Peter, painted by E. Charlton Fortune, the eccentric California artist Dad worked with at St. Peters.
The side aisles of St. Peter's
The nave of St. Peter's
The courtyard at St. Peter's
Dad was the associate architect on the Barry Byrne-designed St. Francis Xavier Church on Rockhill Rd. in Kansas City
The “Fish Church” won many architectural awards over the years, since its dedication in 1949.
Even the interior of St. Francis is still striking, almost 60 years later.
St. Francis Xavier, by Alfonso Ianelli
Our Lady's altar, by Ianelli
St. Francis in stone, by Ianelli
House on Seneca that Dad designed in 1955
Dad and Mother loved to travel, especially after Dad retired in 1967 at age 70.
Dad with his sister Marguerite and cousin Dorothy Schweitzer and nephew Ray (Bud) Johnson
Dad and Mother took Carol and me to Mexico in 1973. Note the ever-present camera bag.
In Marbeille, 1974, ready to take more pictures. I was along on that trip.
Dad at Joe's office after he retired
Dad's ever-faithful companion.
Dad at Joe's office in the Olde Theatre Salvage Co.
With Joe after his surgery in 1977.
Christmas dinner with the Millers
Christmas dinner at the Connor's--where are all the others?
Dad got a kick out of people, including me.
At Dad's 90th birthday party--a family picture.
Carol and Amber help Dad celebrate his 91st birthday.
With the Johnson family--Bud was Dad's nephew.
Dad and Mother became very frail the last year of their lives, 1991.
Funeral Mass for Dad, May 24, 1992. Brian Connor was the celebrant. Our cousin Fred Daly is behind him to the right.
The Master Plan for Notre Dame for which Dad did the drawings, while he was a student of Prof. Francis Kervick
