A farewell to Shaun “Doug Huggala” Osburn
August 24th, 2011by Tessa
Shaun Osburn dressed as a banana
The inaugural entry of this blog was posted by one Doug Huggala on October 7, 2007. Commemorating St. Anthony’s 57th anniversary, the post is a meditation on why we do the work we do.
We’re now in the midst of celebrating our 60th year of service. For the last three years, the blog has served as a forum for further explorations of what inspires and motivates our work in the Tenderloin, for spreading the word about news and events within the Foundation, for showcasing the contributions of our indispensable volunteers, for discussing the issues and policies that affect the lives of our guests, and for bringing the far-flung and highly eclectic St. Anthony’s community together online. Since its inception, this blog has been administered with care by the mysterious Mr. Huggala, whose real name is Shaun Osburn and whose last day as Senior Communications Associate after four and a half years of hard work is this Tuesday.
Shaun has been key to growing St. Anthony’s online presence, and evidence of his professionalism, commitment to worthy causes, and serious Photoshop chops can be found throughout this website and blog. We will certainly miss having Shaun as our webmaster, but not as much as we’ll miss having him as a co-worker, team member, and friend. Thank you, Shaun, and best of luck!
Tags: staff
August 24th, 2011 at 9:07 am
I’m a banana too!!!!!!
August 24th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
What a friend, mentor, teacher, student, socially conscious, reliable, honorable, witty, pithy, sensitive, caring man Shaun is. I had the pleasure of playing a part in launching the Washington Square Bar & Grill Annual Penny Pitch to benefit St. Anthony’s with Ed Moose, Hal Thunes and plenty of eager volunteers. Shaun learned about it and found some old photo’s and written copy about that event started in 1977 I believe. Shaun reintroduced me to many of the wonderful things done at St. Anthony’s for those you serve and I actually got to drop items of clothing off at sidewalk collection stations, volunteer, and reconnect thanks to his outreach, passion and commitment to St. Anthony’s. Happy trails Shaun and thanks for all you do.
Stu Smith
Board Chair, Shanti Project