Human:47948
Name: Des Shanley
Hometown: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Died: 2003-11-02 (Age:73)
Pro Boxer: Record
Obituary
Desmond R. "Desi" Shanley
Mr. Shanley, 74, of Red Bank died Nov. 2 at home. Born in Jersey City, he resided there and in Rumson before moving to Red Bank. He was general organizer and serviced the Ironworker’s District Council of Greater New York before retiring in 1994. He began his career as an ironworker in 1954, serving as a member of New York Local 40, and business agent and president of Local 170, New York City. He was also a professional boxer who finished his career with more than 70 victories, and was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989. He served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II.