It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that our family give notice of the passing of Shannon Randoll Filgas. He departed this world on June 12, 2024 at 10:25 p.m. at Post Sonoma acute in Sonoma. He will be cremated by Duggan’s Mission Chapel in Sonoma and be able to come home forever. Shannon was 46 years old and was born on February 17, 1978 at old general hospital in Eureka, to Donna Maxwell and Randall Filgas.

Shannon was preceded in death by his father Randall Lynn Filgas, grandfathers Milton James Filgas, Fred Holt, grandmothers Amelia Kimson, Barbra Deckert, great-grandmother Irene Patterson, great-grandfathers Henry Patterson (Bio), Clyde Patterson (adopted), cousin Randall Flesher, great-aunts Loretta and Heneryetta Patterson, great-uncle James Patterson (AKA uncle Butch) and Velma Patterson his wife. Also his father figure through out his life Donald Hill.

People have lots of different memories of Shannon, like when he drug Curtis’s dad down the road on a three-wheeler. How certain people can remember and tell me how excited, frantic and worried you were the day I was born, running around the hospital telling everyone what to do with your baby girl. The family camping trips to Ruth Lake: definitely memorable.

My favorite memory is our late night/early morning father daughter breakfasts . We would go to Denny’s at 2-3 a.m. to eat breakfast and talk. It was the best memories I have of you and that’s one tradition I will definitely continue with my kids in the future. Most of us would agree we had a very interesting relationship with you. You definitely kept things interesting. We all have seen you go through so much in your lifetime you can now be out of pain, rest in peace and forever be happy. We will all always cherish our memories we were able to have with you.

Shannon is survived by his daughter Rebecca Pierce, mother Donna Maxwell, siblings John (Britni) Maxwell, Jen Maxwell, Donny Holbrooks, grandchild Sophia Newman, nieces Jessica and Kassidy Hellyer, Valentina and Rosalia Holbrooks, nephew Sean Maxwell, aunts Terry Jones, Lorrena Filgas, uncles Tim Holt, Joe Filgas, cousins Britney Jones, Amanda Flesher, Jeremiah Jones, Tim Holt Jr., James Holt, Christopher Ridenour Jr., Madeline Richards, Ryan Filgas and many more family members. Shannon will also be remembered by his lifelong friends he considered family: Ken Hill, Curtis Beck, Christopher Waters, Phil Lawson, Loren O’Connor, Dave Springer and a few others.

A Celebration of life for Shannon will be held sometime in July of 2025. Please contact family members Rebecca Pierce or Donna Maxwell early next year (2025) for more details including date, time, place, and what to bring. All will be welcome.

The obituary above was written and submitted by Shannon’s daughter Rebecca Pierce.

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