Pat “Red” Shetler

April 24, 1933 – October 4, 2024

We sadly announce the passing of this incredible man. He was a loving husband to Patricia (Ms. Pat); father to Patsy Shacklady (Jim-deceased) and Lynn Maier (Chuck); grandfather to Jamie (deceased), Trisha Maier, and Tanya Maier; great-grandfather to Adele Bredin; older brother and only sibling, the late Jeanette Russell (Dave); brother-in-law to Susan Price (Al) and Carol Quattrocchi (Joe); and dear friend and former business partner to Jean Muehlen.

Pat’s life was far from ordinary. As a young man he ran the Boston Marathon twice. He was a physical fitness instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Force until he secured a dream job as a lineman in the NHL back in the days of good old hockey with players like Bobby Orr, Tim Horton, and Gordie Howe. He was also a TV play-by-play broadcaster for the Philadelphia Flyers. Hockey was in his blood and he always kept ties in various capacities, even as a colorman for the Norfolk Admirals radio broadcast for 25 years, into his 80s. His other passion was umpiring baseball and his strike call was always loud and clear. He was also a talented artist and was co-owner of a very successful sign company, Admiral Signworks, in Virginia Beach for over 40 years.

Pat will be missed by his friends and acquaintances in Virginia Beach, Pungo, Tobacco Row Estates in Monroe, Virginia, as well as in Blue Rocks and Sydney, Nova Scotia where he was raised, and in Alliston, Ontario where he formally lived.