Posted by William H. Ward on November 27, 2016:

Thomas Carleton Schafer Born: Mar. 13, 1947, Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County) Died: Sep. 6, 2016, Dallas, Texas (Dallas County) Thomas Carlton Schafer, 69, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at a hospital in Dallas. Funeral: Noon Saturday at Witzler Shank Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary St., Perrysburg, Ohio 43551, 419-874-3133. Burial: will follow at Fort Meigs Union Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, friends will be received prior to the service. He was born on March 13, 1947, in Toledo, Ohio, to Cornell John and Doris Virginia Moore Schafer. He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1965 and The United States Military Academy at West Point in 1969. Tom proudly served his country in the United States Army as a Captain. Tom was a Business Consultant for many years and worked for various companies including his own, Schafer Consulting Network. He was a faithful member of White's Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake. He enjoyed vintage cars, arts and crafts and cooking. Tom loved to be outside gardening and bird watching but he was happiest spending time with his family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He will be missed greatly. Tom married his sweetheart, Deborah E. Eber, on Aug. 26, 1989, in Williamsburg, Va. Together, they celebrated their 27th anniversary. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Donald Cornell Schafer. Survivors: Tom is survived by his wife, Deborah Esther Schafer; children, Donald Jeffrey (Mandy) Schafer, Elizabeth Ann (Ryan) Stuzman, Thomas Cornell (Kristen) Schafer, Paul Ellsworth (Angela) McIntosh, First Lt. Andrew Carlton Schafer and Taylor Virginia Schafer; grandson, Reece Thomas Schafer; sister, Cheryl Lynn Schafer; and many nieces, nephews and extended family. Published in Star-Telegram on Sept. 9, 2016 Linked on Find-a-Grave: Cornell John Schafer (1913 - 1984) Find-a-Grave Burial: Burial: Fort Meigs Cemetery Perrysburg Wood County Ohio, USA Personal Note: I had the pleasure of meeting up with Tom while he was working in the Columbus, Georgia area in the early 90's, while we were both flexing our managerial muscles in the world of Manufacturing and Organizational Productivity. Tom was a most gracious colleague, most pleasant to be around, and left an indelible, positive impression whenever we met, in retrospect, all too briefly. William H. Ward USMA '69 Classmate

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