04/25/2024
It is with great sadness that I let you all know that Star Coaches has lost one of our Brothers, and a true Warrior when it came to being an Entertainer Coach Driver, as well as a Cancer Fighter…
Shawn Allan passed away on Monday (4/22/24) at 2:58AM…
Shawn started with Star Coaches in the fall of 2021, and pulled the parking brake for the last time November 13, 2023 when he returned to Atlanta from a tour…
In early 2023, Shawn first started having health issues, but insisted that he wanted to finish the tour he was currently running…
When he returned to Atlanta, he immediately went to Florida to meet with doctors… It was then that he learned he had cancer…
Between March 2023 and October 2023, Shawn endured multiple surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation…
He stayed in touch with me throughout it all, and was determined to return to the seat to once again tour… which he did in mid October 2023…
Still recovering from his battle with cancer, he jumped in the seat to embark on what would be his last tour with a client he had carried before who loved him as their Driver…
In his short time with Star Coaches, Shawn ran 12 tours for 135,749 miles…
He was an amazingly positive person… Always willing to tour with any artist at any time… Never said “no”… He never asked for anything, but a home with Star Coaches…
Even during his darkest days fighting cancer, Shawn remained positive… Telling me many times that he would be back in a seat as soon as he “beat this sh*t”…
We were told by one of Shawn’s relatives, that during his last hours awake in hospice that his primary concern was “I want to drive again for Star Coaches… I love Star Coaches…”
On a personal note, like many "cancer fighting ninjas”, Shawn taught me that any problem I may think I have, is inconsequential compared to what he was faced with… And for that, I am grateful… He taught me by example… He was always positive.
Those of you who were fortunate enough to meet, or tour with Shawn, know what kind of a person he truly was…
Shawn will be missed deeply by all of us that he touched… For those who never met Shawn, you missed out… He was one of the “good guys”…