Changes

|occupation=Speech [[professor]];  [[Photographer]]​

|occupation=Speech [[professor]];  [[Photographer]]​

|party= [[Republican Party|Republican]]​

|party= [[Republican Party|Republican]]​

|religion=Assembly of God<br>​

|religion=Assembly of God​

Former [[Mormon]]​}}

Former [[Mormon]]​}}

​

​

​

​

==Background==​

==Background==​

Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 &ndash; November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 &ndash; January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (under pay wall)}}</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg]] in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. Eddy was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School,<ref name="pass">​

Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 &ndash; November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 &ndash; January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (under pay wall)}}</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. Eddy was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School,<ref name="pass">​

"Bossier Police Juror dies from cancer", ''Northwest Louisiana News,'' May 5, 2008.</ref> where one of his classmates was Carolyn Joan Pollan, subsequently the longest-serving Republican and the longest-serving woman in the Arkansas House of Representatives.​

"Bossier Police Juror dies from cancer", ''Northwest Louisiana News,'' May 5, 2008.</ref> where one of his classmates was Carolyn Joan Pollan, subsequently the longest-serving Republican and the longest-serving woman in the Arkansas House of Representatives.​

​

​

​

​

==The break with Mormonism==​

==The break with Mormonism==​

Shell was a member of the Broadmoor Assembly of God Church, but he and his second wife, the former Barbara Schneider (born November 1948), were [[Mormons]] from 1994 to 2002. He publicly broke with Mormonism and posted a statement on the [[Internet]] to that effect. Shell said that he conducted a study of the religion and determined the ''Book of Mormon'' to be [[fiction]]al. He particular rejected the Mormon concept of [[eternal progression]]: “As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be.”<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1982/02/i-have-a-question?lang=eng |title= I Have a Question: Is President Lorenzo Snow's oft-repeated statement — "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be" — accepted as official doctrine by the Church? |first= Gerald N. |last= Lund |authorlink= Gerald N. Lund |date=February 1982 |journal= ''Ensign'' (Latter Day Saints magazine}}</ref> Shell encapsulated his testimony, accordingly, in second person:​

Shell was a member of the Broadmoor Assembly of God Church, but he and his second wife, the former Barbara Schneider (born November 1948), were [[Mormons]] from 1994 to 2002. He publicly broke with Mormonism and posted a statement on the [[Internet]] to that effect. Shell said that he conducted a study of the religion and determined the ''Book of Mormon'' to be [[fiction]]al. He particular rejected the Mormon concept of eternal progression: “As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be.”<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1982/02/i-have-a-question?lang=eng |title= I Have a Question: Is President Lorenzo Snow's oft-repeated statement — "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be" — accepted as official doctrine by the Church? |first= Gerald N. |last= Lund |authorlink= Gerald N. Lund |date=February 1982 |journal= ''Ensign'' (Latter Day Saints magazine}}</ref> Shell encapsulated his testimony, accordingly, in second person:​

​

​

"You must know [[Jesus Christ]] as your personal Savior. You must allow Him to enter into your heart. He must be a part of your life at work, home, and play. You can have a personal relationship with the living God through [[Jesus Christ]], and the assurance of eternal life, through prayer to the real God of [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]], and [[Jacob]]. You will have daily the grace of love beyond expectations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mazeministry.com/mormonism/testimonies/eddy.htm|title=Edwin T. Shell Testimony|publisher=mazeministry.com|date=November 26, 2003|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}</ref>​

"You must know [[Jesus Christ]] as your personal Savior. You must allow Him to enter into your heart. He must be a part of your life at work, home, and play. You can have a personal relationship with the living God through [[Jesus Christ]], and the assurance of eternal life, through prayer to the real God of [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]], and [[Jacob]]. You will have daily the grace of love beyond expectations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mazeministry.com/mormonism/testimonies/eddy.htm|title=Edwin T. Shell Testimony|publisher=mazeministry.com|date=November 26, 2003|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}</ref>​

 

==Death and legacy==​

==Death and legacy==

Shell died after a nearly two-year struggle with spiral sarcoma, a cancer which he once described as "four tumors wrapped around each other, encapsulated."<ref name="rucker">Janelle Rucker, "Police Juror, teacher still smiling after cancer fight", The Shreveport Times'', April 13, 2007.</ref> Despite the difficulties of [[surgery|surgeries]], [[radiation]], and [[chemotherapy]], Shell continued teaching, having missed no more than a week of instruction, and he still served on the police jury. He used his personal struggle with cancer as a lesson to his students and others to whom he came in contact.<ref name="stimes">"Bossier police juror remembered for smiles, stories", ''The Shreveport Times'', May 6, 2008.</ref> "I was trying to show my knuckle-headed students that cancer doesn't mean death,"  he said in 2007.<ref name="rucker"/> In the classroom, Shell was known for his enthusiasm and theatrics, sometimes getting atop his desk to make a particular point.<ref>Edwin T. Shell Guest Book (no longer on-line)</ref> Shortly after the funeral, Shell was honored in the commencement ceremonies at BPCC.<ref>"Eddy Shell given his final salutes", ''The Shreveport Times'', May 8, 2008.</ref>​

Shell died after a nearly two-year struggle with spiral sarcoma, a cancer which he once described as "four tumors wrapped around each other, encapsulated."<ref name="rucker">Janelle Rucker, "Police Juror, teacher still smiling after cancer fight", The Shreveport Times'', April 13, 2007.</ref> Despite the difficulties of [[surgery|surgeries]], [[radiation]], and [[chemotherapy]], Shell continued teaching, having missed no more than a week of instruction, and he still served on the police jury. He used his personal struggle with cancer as a lesson to his students and others to whom he came in contact.<ref name="stimes">"Bossier police juror remembered for smiles, stories", ''The Shreveport Times'', May 6, 2008.</ref> "I was trying to show my knuckle-headed students that cancer doesn't mean death,"  he said in 2007.<ref name="rucker"/> In the classroom, Shell was known for his enthusiasm and theatrics, sometimes getting atop his desk to make a particular point.<ref>Edwin T. Shell Guest Book (no longer on-line)</ref> Shortly after the funeral, Shell was honored in the commencement ceremonies at BPCC.<ref>"Eddy Shell given his final salutes", ''The Shreveport Times'', May 8, 2008.</ref>​

​

​

==References==

==References==

{{reflist}}​

{{reflist}}​

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shell, Eddy}}​

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shell, Eddy}}​

[[Category:Louisiana People]]​

[[Category:Louisiana People]]​