Clarence L . Shaffer, Sr. Drive
Linda Zabors
Clarence Shaffer was a Navy WWII veteran and former professional baseball player in the Southern Negro League. He was Deacon of The Way of The Cross Holiness Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago for 37 years, where his wife was the Pastor, W.E. Shaffer.
Veteran: Navy, WWII
Born: Mississippi
Honorary Clarence L. Shaffer, Sr. Drive
South Halsted between 81st to 83rd*
Approved: January 2020
Ward: 21
Alderman: Howard Brookins, Jr.
Neighborhood: South Side, Auburn Gresham
b: Mississippi July 22, 1925
d: Chicago April 16, 2012. Age 87.
Near
The Way of The Cross Holiness M.B. Church
8229 S. Halsted
* the location was amended to 81st to 83rd Street in 2021