SCHAFER

JOHN ROBERT "JACK"

Age 83, of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2024. He was born in Pittsburgh, on September 25, 1940, to the late Raymond A. Schafer, Sr. and Marie Lynch Schafer.

He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 59 years, Eileen Creasy Schafer. Loving father of Michelle McGuire, Michael (Kim) Schafer and Marisa (Matt) Patsey. "Gramps" of Lacey (Corey) Briggs, Miranda Konopka, Bree Patsey and Alexa Patsey. "Great-Gramps" of Gavin Briggs, Genevieve "EV" Briggs and Axel Konopka. Brother of Paul, Gerald and David Schafer and the late Dorothy Scheller, Evelyn Andrews, Raymond, Thomas, William and Joseph Schafer.

Jack was a 1959 graduate of North Catholic High School, a 1964 graduate of NC State University and earned his M.S. from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was an accomplished athlete and played in the 1963 Liberty Bowl for NC State. He was inducted into the Aspinwall Sports Hall of Fame and Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame. He was the Penn Hills Parks and Recreation Director for 27 years, during which time he made many contributions to the community.

There will be no visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, September 23, at noon, in Christ the King Parish, St. Scholastica Church, 309 Brilliant Avenue, Aspinwall, PA 15215. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.