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Dr. John Patrick Shayne, age 57, graduated to eternal life on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 3:30 a.m., the hour of Divine Mercy, after a long battle with brain cancer. John was a graduate of SUNY at Buffalo in 1976 and SUNY at Buffalo Medical School in 1980. John was a general surgery resident at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, graduated in 1985, and became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He practiced general surgery for many years at Kings' Daughters Hospital in Staunton, Virginia and at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville, Virginia. He went on to practice general surgery in San Antonio, Texas and then at Baptist Hospital Easley in Easley, South Carolina. John was an active church member wherever he lived, most recently a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church in San Antonio, Texas. He was a third degree knight in the Knights of Columbus, a member of the First Saturday Men's Prayer Group, and a "Saintly Sixer." He modeled his life around the beatitudes and Mother Teresa's wisdom, "We can do no great things, only small things with great love." John enjoyed family vacations on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, walks on San Antonio's Riverwalk, cooking, listening to music, lively political debate, the Yankees, the Spurs, and his Irish heritage. John was known for his caring, gentleness, integrity, sense of humor, love of his family, patients, and coworkers, and passion for general surgery. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Bonnie Neel Shayne; daughters Mary Shayne Brophy and her husband, Stephen J. Brophy of Dublin, Ireland; Christine Shayne Medina and her husband, Mario R. Medina of San Antonio, Texas; son Timothy Patrick Shayne of Seneca, South Carolina; sister Mary Shayne Mercuris and her husband Bret Mercuris; and brother Michael T. Shayne and his wife Caryn. He is also survived by his granddaughter Elena Michelle Medina and her sister Gabriela as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents, Roger C. and Mary J. Shayne and his sisters Rita and Eileen Shayne. It was John's wish to donate his body to a medical school when he entered eternal life. He wanted to pass along the gift he received in anatomy class to another. John's body will be donated to the medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas. SERVICES Visitation and Vigil Service will be at Mission Park North Funeral Chapel in San Antonio on Friday, March 16, 2012 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Vigil and Rosary will be at 7:00 PM. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Matthew Catholic Church in San Antonio on St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 9:30 AM. For those interested, in lieu of flowers two charities would be grateful to receive donations in John's name: Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 10703 Wurzbach Road San Antonio, TX 78230-2499 and St. Anthony School Capital Campaign, 307 Gower St., Greenville, SC 29611.

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John Patrick Shayne

July 30, 1954 - March 13, 2012