The late Tom Shaw of Marysville, Wash. was named 2001 USA Wrestling State Chairperson of the Year.    Shaw passed away on April 30, driving home from a major USA Wrestling tournament, the Cadet and Junior Freestyle State Championships in Spokane.  Shaw became USA Wrestling's State Chairperson in Washington in 1994, and served with distinction until his death.    As State Chairperson, Shaw helped restructure the organization and build it up into today's Washington State Wrestling Association. Working with state leader Sally Bullard, who has computer programming skills, the Washington State Wrestling Association's web page came online in February 2001, just two months before his death (http://www.WashingtonStateWrestling.com).    One of Shaw's dreams was to send a Washington team to compete at the USA Wrestling National Junior Duals. In 2000, using his own personal funds, he was able to fund and organize a team for the tournament. Again, in 2001, starting with Shaw's personal donation, Washington again competed in the National Junior Duals.    Shaw was a kind and caring individual who did everything within his abilities to make wrestling grow and thrive in his state. He was well respected by his USA Wrestling state leader peers, and helped build the organization in many ways.    Professionally, he was a teacher and coach with the Marysville School District. He made a major impact on the lives of many people in his community, both within wrestling and in the general public.     State Chairperson of the Year  1978 - Leroy Evans, California  1979 - Dave Dozeman, Michigan  1980 - Frank Rader, North Carolina  1981 - Ted DeRousse, Illinois  1982 - Dave and Bobby Schneller, Connecticut  1983 - Mick Pickford, Iowa  1984 - Bill Crum, New Jersey  1985 - Tom Canavan, Pennsylvania  1986 - Kay Lacher, Minnesota  1987 - Jack Harcourt, Virginia  1988 - Mark Scott, Wyoming  1989 - Leroy Evans, California and Charlie White, Colorado  1990 - John Welch, New Jersey  1991 - Dave Mellon, North Dakota  1992 - Bob Labat, Minnesota  1993 - Al Kastl, Michigan  1994 - Chuck Elvin, Kansas  1995 - Haswell Franklin, Sr., Maryland  1996 - Archie Randall, Oklahoma  1997 - Fred Lehrke, Wisconsin  1998 - Bob Walker, Florida  1999 - Mike Dowden, Indiana  2000 - Paula McGahee, Georgia  2001 - Tom Shaw, Washington