Funeral Announcement: RADM Ted Shaefer

Elizabeth Hensley and Lesley Hargreaves, daughters of former DNI RADM Edward David "Ted" Shaefer, sent the following information for anyone who wishes to attend the burial of RADM Edward (Ted) D. Sheafer, Jr. (Ret.) at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, March 24, 2017, at 0900.
 
Participants should arrive NO LATER than 0815 at the Administration Building. This is located inside the public entrance to the cemetery, not the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel There will be a security guard directing all traffic into the Welcome Center parking facility. Stay to the right on Memorial Avenue and inform the security guard that you are attending the Sheafer burial. You will then continue on Memorial Avenue as instructed by the guard. If you arrive after the procession has departed from the Administration Building, request to be directed to the grave site.
 
Following the service, our family will host a reception at Siné Irish Pub located in Pentagon Row Shopping Plaza. We hope you will join us to celebrate our father's life, share a story, and toast his memory. Ample parking is available nearby. Address: 1301 S Joyce Street, Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-415-4420
 
Further information regarding the Military Funeral Honors service and the cemetery can be found at www.arlingtoncemetery.mil. Directions to Arlington National Cemetery follow below. His obituary is also provided for your reference.
 
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Elizabeth at 703-606-2602.
 
The Following is the obituary from June of 2016, the month of his passing last year:

Rear Admiral Edward David Sheafer, Jr. U.S. Navy (Ret.)
 


June 27, 2016, RADM Edward (Ted) David Sheafer, Jr. USN-Ret. passed away peacefully in Central City, PA, after a sudden illness. Born on November 27, 1940, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Edward and Frances (Spraggon) Sheafer. He is survived by his former wife and friend, Enid Suzanne Sheafer, two daughters, Elizabeth Hensley and Lesley Hargreaves, and three grandchildren, David, Caroline, and Alyssa.
 
Admiral Sheafer graduated from Pittsburgh’s Shady Side Academy in 1958 and entered the United States Naval Academy. During his years at the academy, he played for the football team and was a member of 11th Company, graduating in 1962.
 
He first served as Combat Information Center Officer aboard USS Towers (DDG-9), then as Operations Officer aboard the USS John Thomason (DD-760). While aboard both destroyers, he completed four deployments to the Far East, including combat operations in Southeast Asia.
 
Admiral Sheafer next attended the Defense Intelligence School. Graduating first in his class, he was assigned to the staff of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, as a Soviet submarine analyst. In 1969, Admiral Sheafer assumed command of USS Persistent (MSO-491). During this tour, Persistent completed an 8-month deployment to Southeast Asia where the ship engaged in combat minesweeping, naval gunfire support, salvage operations, and contraband surveillance. During his command, he was the youngest commanding Officer of any ocean-going warship in the U.S. Navy.
 
Admiral Sheafer was accepted into the Intelligence Community in July 1971. As an intelligence specialist, his first tour included duties as Collection Operations Coordinator on the staff of Commander, Naval Intelligence Command; as a member of the Naval Intelligence Reaction Team responding to the North Vietnamese invasion across the DMZ; and as Executive Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence. In 1973, he was selected as a Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Scholar. As a CNO Scholar, he attended Georgetown University and graduated with honors, with a Master of Science in Foreign Service.

Subsequent tours included Staff, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet with principal duties as Officer-in-Charge of the Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility, Kamiseya, Japan; Fleet Intelligence Officer for Commander, 7th Fleet; attendance at the National War College; Commanding Officer of the Naval Intelligence Processing System Support Activity in Washington, D.C.; Director of Intelligence, Staff, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command; Deputy Director for JCS Support and Deputy Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. Admiral Sheafer became the 55th Director of Naval Intelligence in August 1991.
 
His personal awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two gold stars in lieu of the Third Award, Bronze Star in Combat “V”, Meritorious Service Meal, Navy Achievement Medal, plus numerous service and campaign ribbons.
 
Having served his country for more than 30 years, Admiral Sheafer retired from the Navy in 1995. He continued supporting intelligence activities as an adviser to senior levels in the defense and intelligence communities working on business endeavors for the implementation of advanced wireless communications capabilities and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) product development.

Inurnment will be held at 0900 at the Administration Building at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA on 24 March 2017.