Sonia Helen Shaw

July 3, 1942 - January 2, 2021

Ms.Sonia Helen Shaw was born in Antigua, West Indies, on July 3, 1942, and went home on January 2, 2021 at the age of 78. Sonia Shaw or Mom (Mum) as her dear once called her but she was also known as Ms. Shaw to most and others combined her name Misha. She was the only child born to the late Dorothy David (known to all of us as “Mother”), who she adored and Norman Thomas and also predeceased by her granddaughter Sharisse Francis. Sonia was a lady known to most for her Johnny cakes and enjoyed family gatherings with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Most importantly just having them present gave her strength and such joy. Sonia was a seamstress and made clothes for others especially for her kids and grandchildren. She was a hairstylist as many of us have it in our blood and followed in her footsteps. She was a great cook, as her heart cooked to feed the nation. In Antigua and St.Croix Mom was an entrepreneur and owned snack shops. Sonia always nurtured everyone's kids and raised/loved them as her own. As she would say when they were misbehaving “y’all need to find understanding and behavior” and “manners and behavior will take you all over the world”. Anyone who knows Mom knows she loved hard but didn’t take anyone's crap especially a rude child with an attitude. In 1970, Sonia was a Nursing Assistant at Holberton Hospital in St. John’s, Antigua and she later migrated to the states. Sonia moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey where she worked for a Webcraft printing company. In 1987 Sonia worked for Edison Job Corps Academy as an overnight Residential Advisor where they lovingly called her Mother Shaw. Every holiday she would decorate the dorms to make sure all of her students felt loved and had a sense of belonging. Sonia was also part of Mary Kay and Amway selling skin care, health and beauty cosmetics and could always be found caring for her family, grandchildren and others. Sonia is survived by four children Marjorie Shaw-Rogers, Monica Shaw-Francis (Isaiah Francis aka Frenchie), Cleveland Bernard Shaw Jr., and Renishia Daniel-McCray (Barhkie McCray). Twenty-one grandchildren: Shorne, Sharna, Shakima, Akeem, Anthony, Monika, Elaine, Roy Jr., Ann Marie ( Corey), Michael, Latoya, Kevin, Tyrone, Tyler, Sharise, Shayden, Jah’naiza, Jason Jr, Iyahna, Chase and Cameron and Twenty-three grandchildren: Sonia also leaves behind her Godchild, Sherlin and her close and dear friends including Veronica, Cleveland Sr., Shakira and the Creighton’s/Mack’s family, the Hankerson’s/McCray family, Jason Ruffin/Ruffin family, and the Daniel/Williams family ,and the Parkers family and many other friends and loved ones whom she loved dearly as she was loved by many. ****************************************** Funeral Livestream via Zoom: ****************************************** Time: Jan 15, 2021 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88245488955?pwd=STduVms3N0FmMFo4KzFyZTRFT2R0QT09 Password: 816232 Or Telephone: Dial: USA 602 333 2017 USA 8882045987 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 349894 Find local AT&T Numbers: https://www.teleconference.att.com/servlet/glbAccess?process=1&accessNumber=8882045987&accessCode=349894