- Date Of Birth: April 24, 1968
- Date Of Death: April 3, 2021
- State: Iowa
Troy Lynn Shaffer was born April 24, 1968, to Stan and Sharon (Schupbach) Shaffer, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When Troy was four, his family moved to Elgin. He was a 1986 graduate of Valley High School, he went on to attend University of Sioux Falls, then grad school at North American Baptist Seminary.
While he was in school, he worked for Nash Finch Company as an assistant store manager for 10 years.
The family moved to Grimes in July 2010, and Troy worked for Wells Fargo and Shazam until 2017. He felt called to return to vocational ministry so began a year-long chaplain residency at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines. In September 2018, he joined the Vermeer chaplain team in Pella, Iowa, and the family moved soon after. He loved his job at Vermeer and all the people he could share the love of Jesus with.
Troy enjoyed woodworking and building so he built a second garage at their home. He also enjoyed working on vehicles and riding his motorcycle. Troy loved attending his kids’ sports, going to professional baseball, basketball and football games and was an avid Hawkeyes and Cubs fan.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Susan and their children: Megan, Jacob, Mykenzy and Jordan; his parents Stan and Sharon Shaffer of Elgin, his siblings: Kim (Dean) Snyder of Sarasota, Florida, their children Bryce (Danielle) and Kaylynn; Trent (Brenna) Shaffer of Riverside, Iowa, and their children Mitchell and Michaela; his parents-in-law Larry and Nancy Evans of Pella; Susan’s siblings: David Evans of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Julie Evans of West Des Moines, and many other family members. Troy was preceded in death by a child in infancy.
