CESAR, Shaun 1956 - 2016
CESAR, DAVIS, CONNELL, LUCAS, CARLSON, CLARK, DEUEL
Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 7/9/2018 at 01:16:46
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Shaun Cesar, 60, of Clear Lake, Iowa, passed away June 15, 2016, at home, with Laurie and Tracey by his side after battling cancer. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Memory of Shaun Cesar. Please join family and friends in celebrating the beautiful life of Shaun Cesar from 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25. The service will be at 5 p.m. The celebration will be on the Lady of the Lake dockside at the Seawall in beautiful Clear Lake, Iowa.
He was born March 19, 1956, to Ben and Sandra Cesar and enjoyed a wonderful zest for life full of incredible experiences and the love of family and friends. How can such a life be summed up in a column? It can't. But one can reflect upon how Shaun Cesar touched so many lives during his life. The people he surrounded himself with define what kind of man he was during his time on Earth.
Shaun's early life was spent in Clear Lake. His family moved to the Quad-Cities, where Shaun enjoyed exploring by the creek near his house. As a young boy during Iowa summer thunderstorms, Shaun would wake his little sister, Tracey, and tell her he would protect her from the storms. Shaun has protected Tracey his entire life. Life in the Quad-Cities also helped Shaun expand his love of music and explore the mechanical world while working at GE. Shaun had an innate talent for science and how things worked. He was curious and had a wonderful ability to problem solve, fix, create, and build anything. His artistry knew no bounds.
Shaun briefly returned to Clear Lake to work with his grandpa, Chuck Davis, at Clear Lake Bakery. With a change in environment, Shaun landed in Flagstaff, Arizona, to be with his Uncle Chuck and worked at a paper mill. Shaun continued this life as a hippie always finding work and adventure. Eventually Shaun returned to his love of music and the Quad-Cities. He played in bands, Scatter Band, Desaeray and Step Child, among others, created musical joy and lifelong friendships with Scott Ford, Mark Dekalb, Dave Craft and more. The Yankee Clipper was a favorite venue. His love of motorcycles also deepened and his '76 Shovelhead is still a prized symbol of independence. Because he rode, he developed a large group of lifelong friends, including John Stowe.
A new path in Shaun's winding life arrived with the band I.V. Pauli. Shaun was the spark to this band, but destiny had other plans for Shaun, because while playing in I.V. Pauli, he met the love of his life Laurie Cesar. They eventually married in McIntosh Woods, Clear Lake, with Shaun's Grandpa as his best man. Since that time, Shaun and Laurie spent almost every single day together building a life filled with love. Along with love, Shaun and Laurie built their cabin, created art, rode bikes, enjoyed music and formed friendships. They built two beautiful little houses out of love. The River Roost cabin, their place of peace, on the Mighty Mississippi, near Buffalo, Iowa. While at the cabin, Shaun was able to reconnect with many old friends and develop new friendships. Shaun and Laurie’s other home in The Hood is where Shaun became the best form of himself. He was surrounded by his community, his roots, and many friends. He brought people together, past and present, old friends and new friends, blending beautifully together. Clear Lake is the place he felt safe and could give love.
The people he loved who are still on this Earth are many, including, as he would say, his beautiful wife and best friend, Laurie; sis Tracey Connell (Bob Lucas); nephew Bryan Connell; half brother Chuck Cesar; his mother Sandra Cesar; his “Outlaws” Frank and Ruth Carlson; brother-in-law Eric Carlson and sister-in-law Linda Clark, dear friends, Jack and Nancy Meyer and Roger Medendorp. There are so many family and friends that it is hard to name them all, but know you are all in Shaun's heart. And those who are now loving him include Grandma Catherine and Grandpa Chuck Davis; Aunt Jill Deuel; Tracey's baby, Jeffery Jr.; Sam the cat; and those who loved Shaun and passed before him.
Arrangements are being handled by Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA 50428, 641-357-2193 and ColonialChapels.com.
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