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Obituary: Wayne Shaffer

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From the "The Daily News", Longview, Washington:
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Willis 'Wayne' Shaffer
Nov. 21, 1940 - Jan. 1, 2019

Wayne Shaffer, 78, of Longview, Washington, passed away on Jan. 1, 2019, at St. John Medical Center.

He was born in Fort Collins, Colo. on Nov. 21, 1940, to Vernie and Mayme (Sheeler) Shaffer. Wayne attended West High School in Denver, Colo., and some college. He married Peggy Kuhn in Denver in 1960. They had three children and later divorced.

Wayne was a data base administrator for United Bank Service Company in Colorado It was here he met Laurie Kelnhofer. They were married in 1989.

Wayne had a generous nature and enjoyed donating his time to worthy causes. He was a member of the Kelso and Rainier Eagles, and also enjoyed playing golf. Wayne was outgoing, friendly and a true pleasure to be around.

He is survived by his wife, Laurie Shaffer at home; and three children, Anthony and Debra Shaffer, both of Denver and Theresa Evans of Arvada, Colo.

A celebration of Wayne's life is pending at the Rainier Eagles.

Contributions in Wayne's memory may be made to the Hospice Care Center.
On New Years Day, 01-Jan-19, I received the following email from Rod Brockelman

From: Rodney Brockelman <gmail.com>
To: Jonesy <UBSC>
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2019 10:43:49 MST
Subject: Wayne Shaffer Passing

Jonesy:

I just heard from Laurie Shaffer a bit ago that Wayne passed early this morning. According to what she wrote me here's what happened.

Yesterday morning he was going to a doctor's appt. and it was very icy outside and unfortunately he fell flat on his back and hit his head hard. Laurie kept ice packs on his head and he took some Tylenol for a headache. He laid down to take a nap but when she went to wake him up he would not respond. They got him to the hospital only to find out that he had had massive brain damage and bleeding from the fall. He was taken off life support and passed peacefully within 30 minutes.
An obituary will be posted in the Denver Post.

Thanks for posting this Jonesy.
-- Rod Brockelman


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