Carolyn Louise Shannon passed away on July 27, 2017 in Pawhuska, OK. She was 56. She was born on June 13, 1961 in San Francisco, California to George Albert Shannon and Mary Agnes (Wagoshe) Shannon. Carolyn was a member of the Osage Tribe. A funeral mass was held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pawhuska on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 10a.m. 

Carolyn attended the University of Oklahoma where she was co-founder of the Native American Women and Others for Multicultural Preservation. She was a regular at the poetry readings at the Jacobson House Native Art Organization. She also studied art, sculpture, jewelry and museum studies at the Institute for the American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She interned for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. She also participated on many archeological digs in Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.

Carolyn was a very special person and was loved by all who knew her.

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