David L. Shaffer

David LeRoyd Shaffer, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Toledo on May 11, 2012. David was born August 11, 1941 in Marion, OH to M. LeRoyd and Ethel Shaffer. He was a 1959 graduate of Mt. Gilead High School and graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1964 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. Dave was an honorary member of Jolly Roger Sailing Club where he was Commodore in 1987. He has been a member of North Cape Yacht Club since the mid 1980s and St. Petersburg Yacht Club FL. He was Commodore of Inter-Lake Yachting Association in 1990. He was selected as I-LYA Man of the Year in 2001. He was the I-LYA delegate to the U.S. Sailing Association. He was a U.S. Sailing Certified National Race Officer and a Certified Senior Judge. Before he retired, Dave worked for Bellevue City Schools, the University of Toledo, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo Health Plan, and Greiner Sails. Dave was predeceased by his parents, M.LeRoyd and Ethel Dilger Shaffer. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Barbara nee McElhaney; their sons, John Patricia Shaffer of Toledo and Christopher Katherine Shaffer of Lexington, MI; and his grandchildren, Bailey, Ragan, Jordan, Dalan, Tate, Zach, Nick, Brendon, Chloe, and Christopher. His sister, Sandra Russell Hamilton of Middleburg, FL, and sisters-in-law, Marilyn Emery and Marcia Neil Davis of Warren, OH, also survive. Visitation will be held at the Walker Funeral Home located at 5155 Sylvania, Ave. Toledo, OH 43623 on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 2PM to 8PM. There will be a funeral service held at the funeral home on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to North Cape Sailing School, 11850 Toledo Beach Road, Lasalle, MI 48145; I-LYA Yachtsmens Fund, 18705 Mt. Pleasant Dr., Chagrin Falls, OH 44023; or Hospice of Northwest Ohio, 30000 E. River Rd. Perrysburg, OH 43551. Online condolences may be shared at walkerfuneralhomes.com.