Shaun McEllin Shaun, a resident of Las Vegas, New Mexico, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011. He was born April 7, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio to Daniel Gerard McEllin and Loucille Marie Mack-McEllin . While attending Latin, Shaun participated in intramurals and track. He received his PhD at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO and started working as a Biology Professor at New Mexico Highlands University in 1977. He enjoyed gardening, taking walks, and was a big sports fan. He is preceded in death by his parents: Daniel Gerard McEllin and Loucille Marie Mack-McEllin. Shaun will be greatly missed by his wife Maria V. Tenorio-McEllin of Las Vegas, NM; stepson Eric Eldh of Santa Fe, NM; brother Daniel McEllin and wife Sally of Florida; niece Shannon Rice of Wisconsin; nephew Michael McEllin of St. Louis, MO; and many, many friends and co-workers. Shaun was 67 years old.