Official Obituary of
Benjamin Shaffer
April 22, 1958 ~ May 20, 2015 (age 57) 57 Years Old
Benjamin Shaffer Obituary
Dr. BENJAMIN SHAFFER (Age 57)
Of Georgetown passed away at home Wednesday May 20, 2015. Born April 22, 1958, and raised in Mansfield, Ohio and Hollywood, Florida, Dr. Shaffer graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida. Following an internship and residency in New York, he was awarded a fellowship in sports medicine at Kerlan-Jobe in LA. He began his orthopedic practice at Georgetown, where he was a professor and then began a private practice at Washington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. During his career he was the team doctor for the Georgetown Hoyas, the Washington Nationals and the Washington Capitals.
In addition to his medical career he was passionate, loving and devoted to his family. He will be greatly missed by Jill, his loving wife of 20 years, his daughter, Emma and his son, Noah. He is survived by his loving mother, Dianne Hyman Shaffer, his brother Steven (Rori) and his sister, Susan Solovay (Michael) as well as loving nieces and nephews, Daniel, Sarah, Jenny, Harry, James and William. He is also survived by his in-laws Robert and Jane Duryea, his brother-in-law Robert Duryea (Natalie) and loving nephews James and William.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend service TODAY, Friday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb St., NW, DC. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Green Door, www.greendoor.org, 1221 Taylor Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 Attn: Maria Barry.
Of Georgetown passed away at home Wednesday May 20, 2015. Born April 22, 1958, and raised in Mansfield, Ohio and Hollywood, Florida, Dr. Shaffer graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida. Following an internship and residency in New York, he was awarded a fellowship in sports medicine at Kerlan-Jobe in LA. He began his orthopedic practice at Georgetown, where he was a professor and then began a private practice at Washington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. During his career he was the team doctor for the Georgetown Hoyas, the Washington Nationals and the Washington Capitals.
In addition to his medical career he was passionate, loving and devoted to his family. He will be greatly missed by Jill, his loving wife of 20 years, his daughter, Emma and his son, Noah. He is survived by his loving mother, Dianne Hyman Shaffer, his brother Steven (Rori) and his sister, Susan Solovay (Michael) as well as loving nieces and nephews, Daniel, Sarah, Jenny, Harry, James and William. He is also survived by his in-laws Robert and Jane Duryea, his brother-in-law Robert Duryea (Natalie) and loving nephews James and William.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend service TODAY, Friday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb St., NW, DC. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Green Door, www.greendoor.org, 1221 Taylor Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 Attn: Maria Barry.
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