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Submitted by: Janet Laubhan Flickinger

Neil Evan Shafer

November 29, 1963 ~ December 26, 2012 (age 49)

Neil Shafer-Ray, 49, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born November 29, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts to Jules Alan and Marcia (Anolik) Shafer.  He married Kerry Ray Lynch on May 22, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He is survived by his wife, Kerry Shafer-Ray of Norman; his parents, Jules and Marcia Shafer of Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania; two sons, Reed and Cole Shafer-Ray of Norman; brother, Howard Shafer and wife Kate of West Hartford, Connecticut; sister, Toby Petti and husband Michael of Buffalo Grove, Illinois.  

Neil was a physics professor at the University of Oklahoma since 1995.  He graduated from MIT in 1986 and received his PhD from Columbia in 1990 and then did post graduate work at Stanford before coming to the University of Oklahoma.  Besides doing physics, Neil enjoyed snow skiing, playing basketball with his boys, inventing games to include any age child, and over-engineering home improvement projects.  

Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 5, 2013 in the chapel of the Havenbrook Funeral Home in Norman.  

Arrangements for Neil and his family have been placed in the care of Shane Vice at Havenbrook. 

Online condolences may be shared at www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com.  

Donations may be sent to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 500 N. Broadway Ave., OKC, OK 73102.

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