Shelley was born in Cleveland Ohio to Robert Stockman of Belfast, Northern Ireland and Leona Faye May of Vincennes Indiana. Her family moved to California in 1955. She relocated to Seattle in the 1990s. She was retired but had worked in the travel industry. She was preceeded in death by her Father, Robert Stockman. She is survived by her mother Leona Faye Stockman of Seattle, Wa., her daughter Emily Stockman of Seattle, her sister Colleen Wright of Palm Springs, CA and her dog Peanut. Shelley had a tremendous sense of humor and was loved by many. She will be missed.