Shirley Ann Daigle

Shirley Ann Daigle, 82, of Houston passed away peacefully on May 2, 2023. In 1942, Shirley was adopted at the age of 2 from DePelchin Faith Home in Houston. Her sister, Nancy, was sent into a room full of children to pick out her new sister and best friend for life. Shirley loved her sister with her whole heart. While she was 9 months younger than Nancy, they were in the same grade throughout school and graduated together from Spring Branch High School in 1958. As life went on, and they lived on opposite sides of Texas, Nancy and Shirley tried to visit each other, either in El Paso or Houston, on a regular basis. Shirley loved to visit her El Paso family and friends. Shirley worked at various engineering companies as a Material Take Off Specialist throughout her career. She began in the Mail Room until she was able to get into MTO and became a Material Take Off Specialist. She loved her work, she worked hard and she was good at it. During her career, she worked at John Brown E&C, Aker Kvaerner Engineering, Litwin Engineering and Jacobs Engineering Group. She made many lifelong friends who she loved dearly. Shirley also had some “side hustles” over the years that she loved. For many years she showed Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Dachshunds and Pugs around the country. After she retired from the dog show circuit, she became a dog show photographer. She was an avid lover of dogs and while she only had cats in her later years, dogs were still her passion. Shirley excelled at sports in high school where she played volleyball and soft ball. She was an avid tennis fan and could always be found watching the latest tournament on the television. She also loved football and the Astros. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gaylord and Esther Nogle and her beloved sister, Nancy Gorham. She is survived by her daughter, Renee Zgarba and her husband Jack, her son, Charlie Daigle and his wife Allyson, her cat Baby as well many other friends and family. A Memorial visitation honoring Shirley’s life will be held Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 10:00 am- 1:00 pm at Dettling Funeral Home, 14084 Memorial Drive, Houston TX 77079 with light reception provided. In lieu of flowers, please consider a charitable donation to Citizens for Animal Protection (www.cap4pets.org), Mission K9 Rescue (https://missionk9rescue.org) or your charity of choice.

Shirley Ann Daigle

September 30, 1940 - May 2, 2023