FRANKLIN SCHAFFER

SCHAFFER--Franklin Edwin. 86, a resident of Greenwich, CT since 1956, passed away November 11th of cardiac arrest. He was born in New Rochelle, NY, January 1, 1924. Frank retired in 1985 as Chairman and CEO of Doremus & Co. where he had worked since 1954. Among the accounts Frank handled, were Heineken, Casio and PR for foreign governments including Spain, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey. Frank served as a governor of the New York Council of the American Association of Advertising Agencies 1973-75. A summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University - Class of 1945, he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi Societies and from 1980-82 served as national chairman of the Princeton Alumni Council. He served in the US Army from 1942-46, rising to first lieutenant - field artillery, served in the Pacific Theater and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for outstanding service in the 33rd Infantry Division. He was inducted into the Who's Who in America in 1980. Since his retirement, Frank was involved in numerous charitable organizations, including President of Blueberry Treatment Center; advisory council member of Covenant House, New York; and board of directors member at Silver Hill, New Canaan, CT. Frank will be remembered for his love and knowledge of poetry, his humor, intellect, vast network of friends, and his passion for his family. Frank leaves behind his beloved wife Joan (Fitzgerald Gardner) Schaffer, his three children, by his former wife Diane (Wormser) Burke; Quentin Schaffer of New Canaan, CT, Darcy Hadjipateras of Greenwich, CT and Jocelyn Donaghue of Jamestown, RI; eight grandchildren: Cameron, Kylie and Charlotte Schaffer, Sophie, Costas, Peter, Marina, and Alex Hadjipateras, and beloved nieces, nephews, step children and grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Covenant House, New York or Silver Hill, New Canaan, CT.