Professor Emeritus William G. Shade, Ph.D, died June 17, 2018. He was the husband of Mary Lou Shade for 56 years. Born in Detroit, he was a son of the late William S. Shade and Elaine (McMahon) Shade.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in teaching at Brown University; and a Ph.D degree from Wayne State University. He taught at Temple University and then joined the Lehigh University history department, where he was Director of American Studies for a quarter century, and helped establish both the African American studies and the women’s history programs. He taught at Lafayette College; the University of Virginia; the University of Ireland (Galway) and University College Limerick, both in Ireland; the University of Nottingham; and, most recently, the Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. He was an author, editor and a Ph.D advisor.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Alexandra and son-in-law Robert Newell of Saucon Valley; a son, Christopher and daughter-in-law Nadine of Erie, Colorado; and four grandsons, Aidan and Jackson Newell and Thomas and Pierre Shade.

Contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice, c/o the Development Office, 801 Ostrum St., Fountain Hill, PA 18015.

Arrangements were made by Cantelmi-Long Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.