Shannon Tate

Shannon L. Tate was a longtime Smithville, Missouri resident who died December 11, 2020, at age 48. Public records and local reporting identify him by name, age, and hometown; beyond those basic facts, the publicly available record focuses more on the circumstances around his death than on a full life narrative.

What can be respectfully noted is that Shannon was a real person rooted in a small Midwestern community. He lived in Smithville and was known to be engaged to Lori Ackerman, with whom he shared a home. Those relationships — family, friends, and the people close to him in Smithville — are likely the most meaningful threads by which those who loved him remember him.

Because published tributes and a formal, family-authored obituary matching the exact death date were not found in the public funeral-home or obituary sources available to this research, many personal details that would ordinarily shape a fuller life story (birthdate, career, hobbies, community roles) are not confirmed in reliable public records accessible for this project. Rather than inventing specifics, this remembrance holds to the verified facts and honors the quiet reality that Shannon’s life mattered to people who knew him personally.

Public court and news records show that the events of December 11, 2020, and the legal proceedings that followed received extended attention: a partner at the scene was charged, later tried, and ultimately acquitted in April 2024. Those records speak to the complexity and pain that followed Shannon’s death; however, they do not capture the everyday details of his character, friendships, or the private moments that made up his life.

For a memorial page, the respectful focus is on acknowledging Shannon as an individual from Smithville whose life and relationships were meaningful to those around him. If family members or close friends wish to provide memories, photographs, or additional verified details (work history, community involvement, stories that celebrate his life), those will help create a fuller and more personal tribute that centers Shannon himself rather than the public events after his passing. Until such family-authorized details are provided, this page preserves his name, his age, his hometown, and the awareness that the people who knew him mourn a life lost far too soon.