A fundraiser has been launched for Shannon and the Clams vocalist Shannon Shaw in the wake of her fiancé Joe Haener's passing. The couple were due to be married in November.
Considering the burden of "ongoing rent, utilities, funeral and memorial expenses, travel and moving costs," as well as loss of income from the band and Shaw's now-cancelled tour dates, GoFundMe organizer Mary Claire Ginn has asked fans to contribute what they can to help Shaw get back on her feet.
Ginn writes:
Joe and Shannon met in the San Francisco Bay area music scene in the late 2000s, where they collaborated with dozens of artists and helped build the vibrant music scene that flourished there. Years later, after Joe had returned home to work on his family farm outside of Portland, Oregon, Shannon and Joe began a long-distance romance that would lead Shannon to relocate to Portland, where they fell fully in love. They travelled the world playing music together, loved board games, dinner parties, barbecuing, swimming and watching their friends' babies grow up. Joe proposed to Shannon in 2021 and their wedding was scheduled for November 2022. They had planned to raise a family of their own and spend their lives together. Tragically, Joe passed away on the morning of August 16th 2022 in a sudden fatal car crash outside of his family's farm.
We want to show our support to Shannon and Joe's family during this painful and difficult time by helping them cover the unexpected costs left in the wake of this sudden tragedy.
We hope that by relieving some of the financial burdens for Shannon, she can take the time to grieve and heal after this devastating loss and return to playing music.
As of press time, the fundraiser has raised $77,000 USD of its $80,000 USD goal. See Shaw and the band's tributes to Haener below, and head to the fundraiser here.
Considering the burden of "ongoing rent, utilities, funeral and memorial expenses, travel and moving costs," as well as loss of income from the band and Shaw's now-cancelled tour dates, GoFundMe organizer Mary Claire Ginn has asked fans to contribute what they can to help Shaw get back on her feet.
Ginn writes:
Joe and Shannon met in the San Francisco Bay area music scene in the late 2000s, where they collaborated with dozens of artists and helped build the vibrant music scene that flourished there. Years later, after Joe had returned home to work on his family farm outside of Portland, Oregon, Shannon and Joe began a long-distance romance that would lead Shannon to relocate to Portland, where they fell fully in love. They travelled the world playing music together, loved board games, dinner parties, barbecuing, swimming and watching their friends' babies grow up. Joe proposed to Shannon in 2021 and their wedding was scheduled for November 2022. They had planned to raise a family of their own and spend their lives together. Tragically, Joe passed away on the morning of August 16th 2022 in a sudden fatal car crash outside of his family's farm.
We want to show our support to Shannon and Joe's family during this painful and difficult time by helping them cover the unexpected costs left in the wake of this sudden tragedy.
We hope that by relieving some of the financial burdens for Shannon, she can take the time to grieve and heal after this devastating loss and return to playing music.
As of press time, the fundraiser has raised $77,000 USD of its $80,000 USD goal. See Shaw and the band's tributes to Haener below, and head to the fundraiser here.
