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Raymond Shafer received the LL.B.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in 1941 from Yale and was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and the Federal Courts. The people he met at Yale were important in the rest of his career; classmates included future Governor William Scranton, President Gerald Ford, Supreme Court Justices Potter Stewart and Byron White, and many others with prominent political careers such as Cyrus Vance and Sargent Shriver. Shafer’s love for athletics continued as he played just about every intra-mural sport offered at Yale. He was the high scorer for his fraternity’s champion basketball team. At Yale, Ray Shafer was also the first student to ever serve on the boards of both the Barrister’s Union and the Moot Court.<\/span>
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Yale Law School fraternity, Corbey Court-Phi Delta Phi 1940<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

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The picture<\/b><\/span>\u00a0of this extraordinarily successful class at Yale Law School appeared in\u00a0<\/span>Life<\/cite>\u00a0magazine in 1966 with the following identifications:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Fred Lipitt, Minority Leader, Rhode Island State Legislature<\/li>\n
  2. Don Belin, former General Counsel for U.S. Treasury Dept.<\/li>\n
  3. Gerald Ford, Republican Leader, U.S. House of Representatives<\/li>\n
  4. Sargent Shriver, U.S. Ambassador to France<\/li>\n
  5. Potter Stewart, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court<\/li>\n
  6. Cyrus Vance, Deputy secretary of Defense and Chief Troubleshooter for the President<\/li>\n
  7. Robert Stuart, Republican National Committee from Illinois and President of Quaker Oats Co.<\/li>\n
  8. Raymond P. Shafer, Governor of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n
  9. Byron “Whizzer” White, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court<\/li>\n
  10. Eric Hager, Ex’General Counsel, U.S. State Government<\/li>\n
  11. Louis Hester, former Director of Civil Aeronautics Board<\/li>\n
  12. J. Richardson Dilworth, Executive with Rockefeller Foundation<\/li>\n
  13. Peter Dominick, U.S. Senator from Colorado<\/li>\n
  14. Najeeb Halaby, former Director of the Federal Aviation Agency<\/li>\n
  15. Walter Lord, Author of\u00a0A night to Remember<\/em><\/li>\n
  16. Willard W. Brown, former Republican Candidate for Mayor of Cleveland<\/li>\n
  17. William W. Scranton. former Governor of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n
  18. Stanley R. Resor, Secretary of the Army<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Raymond Shafer received the LL.B.\u00a0in 1941 from Yale and was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and the Federal Courts. The people he met at Yale were important in the rest of his career; classmates included future Governor William Scranton, President Gerald Ford, Supreme Court Justices Potter Stewart and Byron White, and many others […]<\/p>\n

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    Raymond Philip Shafer was born March 5, 1917, in New Castle, Pennsylvania to Rev. David P. and Mina Belle Shafer. He moved to Meadville in 1933 when his father was appointed pastor to the First Christian Church. Ray Shafer is the youngest of a family of five (siblings are Ruth, Paul, Harold and Gladys). He attended Meadville High School for only his senior year, but was successful, being elected president to several school organizations. Ray Shafer began his excellence in sports as he became a member of the school’s championship basketball team. He also played Little League baseball and football. Shafer similarly demonstrated his academic achievements as he was named to the National Honor Society and was valedictorian of his class. His involvement in Boy Scouts (achieving Eagle Scout) began at this time and was to continue throughout his life.<\/p>\n

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    Formal photograph from Shafer’s Meadville Days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Lieutenant Governor Shafer receives the annual report of the Boy Scouts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Exhibit of youthful memorabilia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Raymond Philip Shafer was born March 5, 1917, in New Castle, Pennsylvania to Rev. David P. and Mina Belle Shafer. He moved to Meadville in 1933 when his father was appointed pastor to the First Christian Church. Ray Shafer is the youngest of a family of five (siblings are Ruth, Paul, Harold and Gladys). He […]<\/p>\n

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    Governor Raymond Philip Shafer was born March 5, 1917, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Allegheny College in 1938 and from Yale Law School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945, where he was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, among other honors. Shafer held the public offices of District Attorney in Crawford County, and Lieutenant Governor before being elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1966, serving his term from 1967-1971. From the 1980s onward, Shafer was associated with law firms in Washington D.C. and Meadville, Pennsylvania, while continuing his life of public service. After a long and productive life devoted to law, education, business, philanthropy, and public service, Raymond Shafer died on December 12, 2006, in Meadville Medical Center, at the age of 89 years. This website presents the outlines of a biography of Raymond Shafer, illustrated with materials from the Raymond P. Shafer Collection, Pelletier Library, Allegheny College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Governor Raymond Philip Shafer was born March 5, 1917, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Allegheny College in 1938 and from Yale Law School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945, where he was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, among other honors. Shafer held […]<\/p>\n

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