Jack Shea
Chronology
| 1910 | Born September 7 in Lake Placid, New York |
| 1932 | Competes in Olympics in Lake Placid |
| 1934 | Graduates from Dartmouth College |
| 1934 | Marries Elizabeth Stearnes |
| 1936 | Refuses to compete in Olympics in protest of their being held in Nazi Germany |
| 1958-78 | Serves as town justice of Lake Placid |
| 1964 | Shea's son James competes in cross-country and nordic combined skiing at Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1974-83 | Serves as township supervisor of North Elba |
| 1980 | Instrumental in bringing Winter Olympics back to Lake Placid |
| 2001 | Becomes member of only family with three generations of Olympians when grandson Jim Shea Jr. qualifies for the U. S. Olympic skeleton team in Lake Placid December 20 |
| 2001 | Carries the Olympic flame in Lake Placid December 29 |
| 2002 | Dies January 22 after being struck by an allegedly drunk driver on the 21st |
| 2002 | Jim Shea Jr. wins Olympic gold in skeleton February 19 |
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