Pat Tillman’s Wife Marie Tillman

Marie Tillman

Marie Tillman was the wife of former NFL player Pat Tillman who played college football at Arizona State University and subsequently in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals before he enlisted in the United States Army in 2002.

Pat Tillman

He was 27 when he died in a friendly fire on April 22, 2004, in Spera, Afghanistan. After his death, Marie set up the Pat Tillman Foundation, the non-profit organization that provides financial support and educational scholarships to veterans, active servicemen, and their spouses.
It took Mrs. Tillman years before she eventually moved on. Nowadays, Marie who is still known as Mr. Tillman’s wife, remarry and has a son with her second husband banker Joseph Shenton.

Marie Tillman formerly known as Marie K. Ugendi was born in 1977. She graduated in 1994 from Leland High School where she was also a cheerleader; after high school, Marie studied at UC Santa Barbara. She and Pat met when he was 4 years old at a soccer game, but it was until his senior year in High School that they started dating. They tied the knot on May 4, 2002.

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Marie and Pat planned to start a family, but she decided to wait because she didn’t want to raise a child while Pat was deployed in Afghanistan. Pat was killed on April 22, 2004.

Joe Shenton

It took Marie seven years, to think about dating again, the lucky man is Joe Shenton a divorced banker and proud father of three. They got married in September 2011; they were blessed with the birth of their adorable children; son Mac Patrick in January 2012, and daughter Francesca Margaret Shenton in December 2013.

 



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Miva is a content creator and the author behind the popular website fabwags.com, which covers the personal lives of professional athletes and their significant others. She has a passion for sports and a talent for researching and sharing interesting details about the people who make sports news. With a keen eye for fashion and an interest in celebrities, Miva's writing often includes juicy tidbits about the fashion and lifestyle choices of her subjects. Her engaging writing style has made fabwags.com a go-to source for fans who want to know more about the people behind the sports headlines.
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Miva is a content creator and the author behind the popular website fabwags.com, which covers the personal lives of professional athletes and their significant others. She has a passion for sports and a talent for researching and sharing interesting details about the people who make sports news. With a keen eye for fashion and an interest in celebrities, Miva's writing often includes juicy tidbits about the fashion and lifestyle choices of her subjects. Her engaging writing style has made fabwags.com a go-to source for fans who want to know more about the people behind the sports headlines.