Shane died December 22, 2009, in Missoula. He attended high school in St. Labre and Colstrip (Montana) where he was all-state for three years in basketball.

Shane continued his education at St. Marys (ND), Miles Community College (MT) and received his AA degree from Chief Dull Knife College in Lame Deer, Montana in 1998.

He started work with the forest service out of high school at Lame Deer and went on to spend five seasons with the Santa Fe Hotshots. Shane rookied at Missoula in 2004 and had been jumping there since then.