Gary Shaffer

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Personal Information

Commissioner Shaffer graduated from Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in Dallas, Texas. He began his career at Ellis Funeral Home in Midland, Texas after 5 years of employment he purchased Newby Funeral Homes in Robert Lee and Bronte, Texas in 1978. He has owned and operated Shaffer Funeral Homes for the past 40 years. In 1997, he and his partner opened Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Homes in Crane & McCamey, Texas with a Funeral Chapel in Iraan, Texas. In 1999, Shaffer Funeral Home and Pioneer Memorial Park was opened and Belvedere Memorial Park was purchased, and in 2010 Shaffer Funeral Home in San Angelo was opened.