Michael Edward Shelor, 71, passed away January 12, 2016. He was a veteran of the US Army (Corps of Engineers) completing OCS after graduating from Kansas State University. He settled in Phoenix in 1971 and established his firm, Michael Shelor Architects, in 1976. Michael received multiple awards for his work in both residential and commercial design and also served as a Director with the AIA on numerous Design Review Boards, including ASU and the City of Phoenix and other professional and community endeavors. He is survived by his four children, a granddaughter, a brother, nephew and niece and former spouses, Sharon White, of Phoenix, and Sheila Benson, of Atlanta, GA. He was preceded in death by two brothers.