George Stanley Shields Jr.

George Stanley “Buddy” Shields Jr. died peacefully on December 11, 2021, at the age of 88 at his home in Davidsonville, Maryland. The founder and owner of two whole-sale optical labs, B&W Optical of Baltimore, Maryland and Southeastern Optical Inc. of Roanoke, Virginia, he is survived by his wife, Maria Shields, his son, Tim Shields, granddaughter Amanda Shields, step-daughter Angela Cheatham, niece Lisa Manley (husband David Manley) and grandnieces Allison and Sara Manley; nephew Mark Patterson (wife Karen Patterson), grandnephews Ryan, Charles and Grayson Patterson, great nieces Amanda and Jolan Patterson; and brother-in-law, Charles Garland.

Born in Roanoke, Virginia on June 10, 1933 to George Stanley Shields Sr. and Beulah Phelps, he was the youngest of three children, and predeceased by his siblings Nancy Patterson and Jane Garland. He served in both the Army, as a Private (SP2) and Electronics Specialist, and in the Marines from which he was honorably discharged in March of 1950. A two-time cancer survivor, Buddy was sensitive to fellow cancer sufferers, particularly children.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer  https://www.alexslemonade.org/contribute/7 or the Hospice of the Chesapeake https://www.hospicechesapeake.org/giving/donate-now/  for their caring, professional services in his final days.