Shawn (Loring) Begay:
CLASS OF 1984
Carl Hayden High SchoolClass of 1984
Phoenix, AZ
Trevor G. Browne High SchoolClass of 1984
Phoenix, AZ
Maurice C. Cash Elementary SchoolClass of 1980
Phoenix, AZ
Shawn (Loring)'s Story
Sometime in the near future, "Loring" will become the second of four names I will have. As of 2015, I have unofficially adopted the name Shawn as a first name and will be making it a legal addition sometime soon. As I was named after my mother by my late father, adding the name Shawn would be adopting a masculine form of her middle name as well.. So in the near future, the name on this profile will become Shawn Begay. A lot of people I've met seem to think the name fits me too. Ironically, I would not have been cool if I were named "John" (too common), but am happy with the Irish derived versions of Sean/Shawn/Shaun/Shane, which were derived from the French name, Jean. In 2006, I was giving the name Shane serious thought too.
The name "Loring" means renowned warrior and is German in origin. It would probably be bad luck if I were to replace it as it has served me well. I have literally lost 8 lives (life threatening incidents) and have one more to go. I have been the victim of accidents, been the target of violence and have had to battle cancer twice. I've had a salivary gland become cancerous in 2006. After g...Expand for more
oing through surgery, chemo and radiation therapy that spring, I did OK for four years. In February 2010, the cancer reappeared again in my lower left lung this time. I spent three weeks in the hospital undergoing extensive diagnosis and multiple surgeries. I came out of the ordeal so well that it surprised my healthcare team. Once again, I had to undergo radiation therapy to the lungs and chemo. I got my hair back in 2011. I have been doing surprisingly well after being beat up like that.
Someone up there likes me as I have survived another serious life threatening condition, either a subdural hematoma or a hemorrhagic stroke caused by a two simple slip and falls in the shower in early June 2020. I could have been severely crippled, but seemingly have no ill-effects from the experience. I have nearly my full functionality as before, but gotta take it easy. I recently accepted a job with Retronix International as a contractor for the Intel Ocotillo campus in south Chandler. That put a lot of fight for me to get back to some sense of normalcy and I started walking unassisted and testing myself while in the ICU.
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