Thompson, Emily 'Amy'

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• Reference Number: THOM.E009
• _FGRAVE: 215531441

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EMILY ’AMY’ SHAFER
August 1, 1940 ˜ September 1, 2020

Emily “Amy” Shafer passed away unexpectedly during the early morning hours. September 1, 2020 in Vancouver, Washington from a pulmonary embolism.

Born in Geneva, Illinois, the first of two children of Esther and Edgar Thompson, Amy attended Geneva High School in Geneva, Illinois. Her training as an x-ray technician led her to Rockford, Illinois. It was during this time she met her husband-to-be, William Shafer, who was attending school at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. They were married June 15, 1963 and had three children, Sondra (1965), Thomas (1967), and Michael (1972).

Amy spent the majority of her professional career working as an x-ray technician at the “Doctor’s Office,” in Camas, Washington, while residing in Vancouver, Washington since 1980.

During her child raising years, she was often the “Team Mom” for her children’s soccer and baseball teams and was active in the PTA at Prairie High School in Battle Ground, Washington.

She avidly followed the University of Washington Huskies teams and the Seattle Seahawks, enjoying games with her husband and family in person for over three decades.

Amy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son, Thomas Shafer.

She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Felte; daughter, Sondra (Wade Nissing); son, Michael (Kimberly Scovil); daughter-in-law, Leah Shafer (Clark); grandchildren, Madison, Zachery, Carson and Kayla Shafer; nephews, Todd and James (Jim) Felte.

Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on September 13, 2020.

Family/Spouse: Shafer, William David 'Bill'. William (son of Shafer, Virgil D. and Witt, Helen W.) was born on 29 Mar 1941 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; died on 2 Oct 2014 in Washington; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]