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Cancer claims Judge Shawn Bessey, 61, of Hughson
• Elected as Stanislaus County Superior Court judge on Nov. 2, 2010
Judge Shawn Delayne Bessey
Judge Shawn Delayne Bessey of Hughson passed away May 1 at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto after a cancer fight.
Those who knew Judge Shawn Delayne Bessey of Hughson say he was an incredible person outside of the judicial robe as well and that his loss is profound. Bessey died Thursday evening, May 1 at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto after waging a long battle with kidney cancer that began with his diagnosis in 2017. He was 61.