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After his first marriage ended in divorce, Sheafer married divorcee Patricia Loughrey (Ganson) Westine in 1982.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marriage Return |date=13 November 1982 |issue=82-055083 |publisher=Virginia Department of Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics |location=Richmond, Virginia}}</ref>
After his first marriage ended in divorce, Sheafer married divorcee Patricia Loughrey (Ganson) Westine in 1982.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marriage Return |date=13 November 1982 |issue=82-055083 |publisher=Virginia Department of Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics |location=Richmond, Virginia}}</ref>

Sheafer was interred at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] on March 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgdTaGVhZmVyEgZFZHdhcmQaAUQ-/ |title=Sheafer, Edward David |website=ANCExplorer |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref>


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Edward D. Sheafer Jr.
Born
Edward David Sheafer Jr.

(1940-11-27)November 27, 1940
DiedJune 27, 2016(2016-06-27) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNaval officer
Known forIntelligence assignments

Rear Admiral Edward David Sheafer Jr.[1] (November 27, 1940 – June 27, 2016) was an officer of the United States Navy.[2]

Naval career

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Sheafer graduated from the Shady Side Academy in 1958.[3] After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1962,[4] Sheafer served as a surface warfare officer for ten years, including command at sea of the USS Persistent (MSO-491), an oceangoing minesweeper. Following a tour in Vietnam, Sheafer attended graduate school at Georgetown University, where he received a master's degree in Foreign Service.

Sheafer's career includes assignments such as Chief Intelligence Officer (J-2) for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with Admiral William J. Crowe and General Colin Powell, and Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency during Desert Storm. Sheafer served as Director of Naval intelligence from August 1991 to September 1994, commanding an organization of 2,500 people, with a budget of more than $2 billion. Sheafer pioneered a number of efforts in the intelligence world and is known as the father of the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS).[citation needed]

Other positions Sheafer has held include:

  • Fleet Intelligence Officer for Commander Seventh Fleet (Pacific/Indian Ocean)
  • Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center (Hawaii)
  • OIC Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility (Japan)
  • Soviet Submarine Analyst, Commander US Naval Forces Europe (London)

Later career

Having served more than 35 years, Admiral Edward D. Sheafer Jr. retired from the Navy in 1995. Following his retirement, Sheafer served as an advisor at senior levels in the defense and intelligence communities.

Personal

Sheafer was married to Enid Suzanne Sheafer. The couple had two daughters and three grandchildren.[5]

After his first marriage ended in divorce, Sheafer married divorcee Patricia Loughrey (Ganson) Westine in 1982.[6]

Sheafer was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on March 24, 2017.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Human Source Intelligence, Autumn/Winter 1992/1993 (Volume 14, Number 1)". National Military Intelligence Association. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=edward-david-sheafer&pid=180536376
  3. ^ The Academian. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Shady Side Academy. 1958. p. 145.
  4. ^ 1962 Lucky Bag (PDF). Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Academy. p. 397. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "A salute to former Deputy Director RADM Edward Sheafer". Defense Intelligence Agency Public Affairs. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Marriage Return". No. 82–055083. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics. 13 November 1982.
  7. ^ "Sheafer, Edward David". ANCExplorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 15 February 2021.