As a nonprofit organization, the support of individuals, corporations and foundations enables us to continue our mission: “To restore and maintain Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for present and future generations to enjoy as a working historic theatre providing a wide variety of live performing arts experiences for our patrons and innovative and effective educational experiences fostering an appreciation of live theatre by area youth.”
Every effort has been made to ensure these listings reflect gifts of $250 or more made to Shea’s Annual Fund during the past 12 months. In memorial donations are listed at any give amount.
Last updated on 5/10/2023
In Memory of Wayne F. Andrzejewski
as given by Margaret Andrzejewski, Dr. Susan Andrzejewski & Jennifer Maravola, Yvonne Bettinger, Charles and Sharon Fleming, Jim and Phil Gallagher, Mark and Marilyn Griffiths, John and Anne Kasoerek, Ernesto Loreto Fusarelli, Stephanie and Brian Melik, Bob and Diane Pawelski, Rees Family/Deskin Family, Tessa Wegener, Roger and Diana Weiss, Angela Wilson, and Friends and Family
In Loving Memory of Michael Bogner
as given by Eileen Bogner
In Memory of Martha R. Celeste
as given by Jackie Williams and Lea Sommer
In Loving Memory of Joanne Davidson
as given by Donald Davidson
In Loving Memory of Ann Dickinson
as given by Kristen Lepine
In Honor of Patrick Fagan
as given by Angela and Dan Hamister
In Loving Memory of William E. Goll
as given by Billie Sue Goll
In Memory of Betty Geiger Be
as given by Ruth Kapsiak
In Loving Memory of Mark E. Hamister
as given by Heidi Bozzelli, Kathleen and Larry Brownell, Dianne Civello, Gary Cobb, CTBK - Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP, Walid Daham, Joseph DeBergalis, Jr., Delaware North and Lou & Jerry Jacobs, Jr., Patrick Fagan, Leigh Gartenhaus, Dr. Mark and Janice Gold, Brian Hamister, James P. Hettrick and Patricia J. Starring, Mikal Kitchens, Sarah Knodel, Antonino and Maria Laviano, Giuseppe Laviano, W E and Sylvia McCartney, Carol E. Newman, Michael Osika & Daniel Salcedo, MD, Michael Rizzo, Rochester Institute of Technology Office of the President and Board of Trustees, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weber, and The Jeffrey and Barbara Winter Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable
In Memory of Maria Lucia Hansgate
as given by Jan Krieger and Sandra Paul
In Memory of John F. Malloy
as given by Deanna Malloy
In Memory of Jerry McGuire
as given by Fay Northrop
In Memory of LaVerne and George McKinnie
as given by Sean and Janice McKinnie
In Memory of Janel McKinny
as given by Gerald McKinny
In Memory of William & Marilyn McIlhagga
as given by Scott and Eileen Mclhagga
In Memory of Joseph Pendolino, Jr.
as given by the Pendolino Family
In Memory of Stanley and Floris Szymanski
as given by Ronald and Susan Weiss
In Memory of Dr. Bernard D. Wakefield
as given by Ms. Cecelia Kohlmeier
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
Michael & Christine Wachowicz
Catherine A. Hamberger Charitable Lead Unitrust
Ms. Cecelia Kohlmeier
Albert Nocciolino
Shea's Spotlight Committee
Gerald K. Thomas
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Studio Arena Theatre School Fund
James and Eileen Eagan
Robert & Tammy Laughlin
Lorinda McAndrew Voelkle Foundation
Tower Family Fund, Inc
Drs. Robert and Carolyn Dukarm
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Dunbar Jr.
Kent and Laurie Frey
Ross and Mary Alice Eckert
Kimberly Lupejkis
Ms. Bonnie Lee Morton
Mrs. La Verne Mosey-Murphy and Michael Murphy
Julie Pappalardo and the Pappalardo Family Foundation
Rodems Construction
Cynthia Vance and Scott Smith
Phyllis Ulmer and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ware
The Jeffrey and Barbara Winter Charitable Fund at Vanguard Charitable
Mr. and Mrs. John Zak
Randall K. & Corinne Best
Dr. & Mrs. Brian Clemency
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Lawrence M. Appleby Fund
Anthony and Linda Conte
Dr. George T. Danakas and Dr. Maria A. Corigliano
Cottrill’s Pharmacy
Doris Drago
Pete and Jess Grum
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert
Mr. John F. Herbert
Thomas and Deborah Jasinski
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Kahn
Rosalind and Michael Kochmanski
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kuch
Lawley Insurance
Liberty Solutions Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Randall Loftus
Kate Lorenz
Eileen Lorenz
Scott L. McFarland
Ms. Bonnie Lee Morton
Greg and Sandra Norwood
Pepsi Bottling Group
Rich Family Foundation
Mrs. Ruth Shoemaker
Donna M. Siwek and Timothy G. McEvoy
Sharon L. Wickes
Bruce and Marianne Wisbaum and Family
Sujata Yalamanchili and R. Kent Roberts
Margaret Andrzejewski
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Awner
Daniel Baker
John and Anita Ballow
Ms. Holly A. Beecher, Phillips Lytle LLP
Ms. Carol Ann Bement
Berardi Immigration Law
Dave and Peggy Blesy
Eileen Bogner
Lee J. Bordeleau
Sue A. Brade
David and Kathy Bradley
Dr. David M Brooks and Mrs. Anna Brooks
Mr. Robert H. Brunschmid
Duane and Katie Cady
Christina & David Candlena
Mrs. Janet M. Casagrande
Dr. Kent and Susan Chevli
Dr. Ronald Chmiel Jr. and Dr. Catherine Moran
Collins Restoration
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Irwin H. Cheskin Fund
Bob and Susan Conklin
County Line Stone Co., Inc.
Mr. Jamison Crawford
Lawrence and Kristen Cronyn
CTBK - Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP
Jonathan Dandes
Jeffery and Maureen Dann
Ian Danic
Donna DeCarolis
Mr. and Mrs. John P. DeLuca Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeMart
Kathleen M. Diina
Deborah DiMatteo
Duane and Nancy DiPirro
Eastman Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David Fabian
Patrick Fagan and Janice Walek
Don and Denise Fishback
Carrie and David Frank
Frey Electric Construction Company, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Freyburger
Mrs. Rose Furman
Mr. Stuart A. Gellman
Tim and Debbie George
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc.
Dolly Gernatt
Brian P. Godfrey & Ms. Elaine A. Ursin
William and Paula Gonsa
Lucy A. Grad
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds III
Joan and Gary Jabczynski
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Jaskier
Rene Jones
The Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation
Stephen Kane
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kelly
Dr. and Mrs. Eric J. Koch
New York Beer Project
Kevin and Kelly Krupski
Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus J. Kuzniarek
Mr. Thomas Lang
Mr. Tom Liptak
The Logsdon Lumba Lee Family
Bill and Mickie Love
Drs. Alexander Ljungberg and Lauren Davidson
James Mack
Meg Mahoney & Mike Connelly
Deanna Malloy
Mary Lou Mancuso
Randy and Lynn Marohn
Robert and Elsie Martino
Dr. and Mrs. Jason and Wendy Matuszak and Family
Richard and Lisa McCarthy
Bill and Tracey McCormick
Ms. Linda McDonnell
McGard, LLC
Jay and Mary McWatters
Ms. Kathleen M. Militello
Mitten's Helping Hand Corporation
Frances & Jean Morrison
NCAComp, Inc.
Stephen & Tammy Nicholson
Michael and Kinsey O'Brien
V Olszewski
Ms. Michelle Parrish
Joseph N. Pastwik
Personal Computers, Inc.
Richard and Karen Penfold
Mr. Dave Pietrowski
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Plunkett
M Poeller and J Walkowiak
Dheerendra and Komal Prasad
Joseph Priselac Jr.
Gregg Stalker - Professional Furnishings and Equipment
Jamey Quiram
Cindy and Al Ripley
Mr. Scott Romano
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew & Alison Romanowski
Safetec of America
Charles and Heidi Salva
Connie and Tigh Savage
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald C. Saxe
Cynthia Seaman
John & Kristy Schaller
John and Wendy Schneider
Shuman Plastics, Inc.
Dr. Michael Snyderman and Dr. Zerline Tiu-Snyderman
Joyce B. Sonnenberger
Sound & Theater
Susan H. Stapell
Dr. Ellen Sterman and Dr. Craig Chertack
Steve and Nicole Swift
Michael C. Gillis and Patricia M. Tobin
Guy Tomassi
Cris and Pam Trevino
In Honor of Carol J. Shaw
Dr. Raul & Toni Vazquez
Valerie Warren
Andrea Wick
Paul M. Wos
Zaxis Architectural, PC
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Dawn Zientara
Kyle P Adema
Fred and Bonnie Albrecht
Dr. Shirley A. Anain
Fred & Kathy Andriaccio
David Arida and Mike Putnam
Jack and Dena Armstrong
Andrew and Rebecca Attea
Lisa Avery and Susan Sielski
Amy Baase
Wayne, Mary, Steve & Charlotte Bacon - Buffalo Screen & Shade
Honorable Rose and Mr. Thomas Bailey
James McLellan and Jennifer Ball
Dr. and Mrs. Jared C. Barlow
Dr. William D. Barone
Dr. Adam Russon and Brett Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. John Barry
Maria Batt and Sally Hall
Henry and Susan Beamer
Angela Bedaske
Spartacus and Chance
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bernhardt, Jr.
Mary Betz
Megan and Brian Blake
Mr. and Mrs. Randy R. Bradt
Derek and Laura Brann
David and Jeri Brooks
James M. Bodekor
Buffalo Teachers Federation, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Butsch
Samantha & Nicholas Campanile
Ms. Jennifer Carson
Joseph Celeste and Paulette Napora
Mr. and Mrs. Roland M. Cercone
Sandy Chavanne, Eileen & Kathy Rogers, Lynn Shea
Robert and Carol Chur
Marilyn J. Ciancio
Anthony and Frances Ciavaglia
Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Cichowski
Gloria Ciminelli
Clarence Center Coffee Co & Cafe
Larry and Marie Cobado
Megan Comerford and Karen Beals
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Connolly
Ms. Julie Constantino
Elizabeth and Joel Cotton
Jeffrey and Jennifer Couchman
Ms. Betty Croglio
Dance Spectrum, Inc.
Nancy Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Day
Jean Dubow and Donald Kohnstamm
Sheila Devereaux
Diane DiGiovancarlo
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Diliberto
Elizabeth and Michael Ditonto
Susan M Doherty
Dr. Jenna Marie Dulak
Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Dulski
Norm Duttweiler, Jr
Ed Young's True Value Hardware
Engineered Thermal Solutions LLC
Mary Clare Fahey and Theresa Fahey Kelly
Hannah & Alex Farrell
Gerald and Sharon Fenclau
David and Sherry Fijas
John Fleischman Jr.
Mark G. Fulton
Gregory Cain and Sheila Gervase-Cain
William Grieshober
Philip Glick M.D.
Brooke Goergen
Richard and Debbie Gold
Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg
Ms. Carol A. Golder
Gondree Family Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
James and Cathy Gorlewski
Grandview Landscaping & Snowplowing Inc.
Lisa Guyett
Christopher T. and Cameron R. Greene
Catherine and Robert Greene
Tom and Mary Perna Greenwald
Kathleen and David Greenway
Mark and Lora Grinder
Dr. Graham Hammill and Mr. Richard Ridenour
Robert and Kathleen Hanaka
Roberta Hartman
Bonnie and John Hathaway
Susan Hausman
Edward and Karen Healy
Brendan Hickey and Melissa Taylor
Wesley Hill
Cheryl Hill
Michael R. Hilmey
Lisa Hoffman and Sandra Wright
Rena Hoffman
Ms. Cindy Holka
Duncan Hollinger
Judy Hotchkin
David and Karen Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jennings
Jeff and Caroline Jordan
Barb Kalinowski & Denise Susz
Christopher & Rebekah Keaton
Kathryn Kendall and Donna Berryman
Phyllis and Greg Maliken
Ms. India R. Klas
Peter and Linda Klipfel
Tod A. Kniazuk
Gary and Susan Koch
Mr. William E. Kraebel
Jerry and Trish Krzesinski
Pat and Joe Kuchera
Chris and Lori Kuzan
Ted & Jillina Kwiatkowski
Drs. Jeffrey Lackner and Ann Marie Carosella
Lakeshore Primary Care Associates
Charles LaMarca
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Lanighan
Jill Lasecki and Rachel Lasecki
Dr. Richard J. Lee
Kristen Lepine
Cassandra Lippert
Beth Lockley
Michael and Linda Lopian
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Lorence
Kathleen Lorenzo & Elise Carr
Ronald Luczak & Michael Boland
Dawn L. Risner & Gloria R. Lucker
Leslie Lymburner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lynch
Cathy, Mike, and the Dan's
Kevin and Cindy Malchoff
Norman and Carol Mandarino
James Manzella, Mazella Marketing
Sam, Lydia and Sophia Marabella
Kimm Markovich & Lisa Polizzi
Col. and Mrs. H. John Markulis
Mr. and Mrs. John Marone
William and Jane Mathias
Russell and Colleen Matuszak
Don and Coleen Maulucci
W E and Sylvia McCartney
Sean and Janice McKinnie
Gerald McKinny
Charles and Laurie Meyer
Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Miller
Carmen Mililoto
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Montaldi
Hon. Acea Mosey
Karin Naffziger-Brown and Terence Hogle
Fay Northrop
Stephen and Eileen Nosek
Kevin Obrochta
Michael and Katie O’Connell
Joseph & Rosemary Ognibene
Mike and Terri Ohlweiler
David O'Keeffe
Rick and Gina O'Neil
Michael Osika and Daniel M Salcedo MD
Mike and Patti Jo Otto
Jim and Michele Overdorf
William and Brieanna Patti
Ms. Joanne Marie Pearl-Barbati
Mr. James Pendolino
Pooley, Inc.
Quackenbush Co., Inc.
Regent Contracting Corp.
Harald and Aimee Rehm
Jim and Nora Renda
Mrs. Courtney A. Reynolds and Mrs. Cynthia A. Metzger
Kevin and Brenda Richardson
Mike & Judy Riordan & Susan Anderson-Bradford
Ms. Mary Anne Rokitka
The Rominger & Sall Families
Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Susan Roney
Howard Rosenhoch and Jody Goldstein
Alfred & Mary Jane Runkel
Alice P. Russ
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sanderson
Brian and Kelly Sarama
Melinda R. Saran
Dr. Daniel and Marlene Schaefer
Larry Scheur
Jim and Anne Sciarrino
Bobbi Scott
Nicolette Shanley
Caren and Stuart Shapiro
Kathy and Bob Shaw
Shell Fab Countertops & Casework
Larry and Donna Slanovich
Richard and Courtney Smith
Richard Smyth
Pat and Jim Smyton
Salvatore and Robin Socci
Mr. and Mrs. Randal I. Spivack
Timothy A Stalker
Tony Staub
Perry Figliotti and Irene Stevens
Sally Stier
Stolzenburg Family
Mark Stone
Mary Sullivan and Nancy Sullivan
Dr. and Mr. Szalkowski
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Szmara
Michael & Debbie Szpara
Mr. and Mrs. Eric & Kara Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Thornton
Paul and Barbara Todaro
Nicholas Tollar Jr. and Marc Sacco
Garin Tomaszewski
Lyle and Phil Toohey
Craig & Sandy Toth
Sarah Parker and CJ Van Note
Tom and Linda VanNortwick
Visualeyes
Robert and Betty Vogel
Eric and Heidi von Recklinghausen
Barbara A. Waclawek
Frank Wakeley
Thomas and Karen Wall
Betsy and PK Wallace
Jim and Linda Walleshauser
Leigh Waterman and Shawn Conley
Peter and Lori Weinstein
Mr. William Weisbeck
Judy Weitz
Mr. and Mrs. David and Jan Werth
Linda Wiedrick
Nancy J. Wonacott
Jon and Ann Wright
Terri Yaw
Renate E. Yuhnke
Joanne Zablonski
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Zielinski
Joseph Ziomek & Samantha Ziomek
Margaret Anderson
Ms. Caitlin Bakewell
Susan Bergantz
Carol Giarrizzo Bridge
The Burzynski Family
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Cavalieri II
Patricia A. Cognato
Margaret Covell
Joseph DeBergalis, Jr.
Michael and Karin Elia
Noemi Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Goin
Brian Hamister
James P. Hettrick and Patricia J. Starring
Laura Hirsch & Lisa True
Cheryl Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Janiga
John and Gail Knipp
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Lombardo Jr.
Mader Construction Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mangio
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mann
Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Miller
Marissa R. Morris
The Mysliwy Family
Anthony Piccione
Reprocraft
Ms. Sally Signore
The Sinsabaugh Family
Sixt Gerhard & Associates CPAs, PLLC
Vincent Smith
Jennifer and Chris Vaughn
Jane Vosseller
Karen Voit
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weber
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