Dr.
Robert Lilburn Shuffett, Green County, KY
Dr. Robert L. Shuffett, age 91, of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday at the
Campbellsville Retirement Home in Campbellsville, KY.
The sad news of the
passing of Dr. Robert Shuffett came
this morning
from a phone call from
his sons, Stan and Don to Frank Davis. Robert Shuffett was a Master Tournament Player who actively
played the tournament circuit for over 65 years. A lifetime ACF
member and generous supporter of checkers. We celebrated and recognized his checker achievements as our
“Tournament Honoree” at the 2011 Southern States Open in Lebanon, TN. Frank Davis, president of Tennessee
Checker Association presented Mr. Shuffett a plaque for publishing several classic checker books
and a lifetime of playing and promoting checkers. Mr. Shuffett is best known
for these classics:
“World Class
Checkers” (match games for the World Title - Marion Tinsley vs Asa
Long 1985, and his 2nd match, Marion Tinsley vs Don Lafferty 1987) Each
match was 40 games. Copyright/published by Robert L. Shuffett 1988, 94
pages. Considered one of the greatest match books ever written with
mind-boggling play; His
“Checkers,
The Tinsley Way”
“CTTW” (All
Tinsley's Games), by Robert L. Shuffett, M.D. published 1982, p 173. A Classic, the
games of the greatest players of all time. Master Players dote over this
book because it gives Marion
Tinsley's 10+ moves into all 144 restricted
3-Move Openings, these games are a study in excellence... again, mind
boggling checkers; and
his co-author,
“America's
Best Checkers - an encyclopedia of modern play” (Tinsley v
Hellman) by Tom Wiswell and Robert L.
Shuffett, published 1957,
p 177. Robert was a championship
competitor and definitely won his share of matches
and tournaments, but a modest individual
who often shared checker strategy and correct published play with other
players after the match. He was
always genuine, friendly, and
likeable. Everyone who knew him as a friend or checker player would
agree, you can't meet a greater friend or a finer checker player than Robert Shuffett. He leaves a
huge void in our grand ole game and will be truly missed.
Wednesday Morning, April 2, 2014
Dr. Robert L. Shuffett, Green County, KY (1922-2014)
He had made a profession of faith in Christ
and was a member of the Church of Christ Spurlington Road. He was a
Medical Doctor from 1946 to present. He was a WWII Veteran having served
in the United States Army and was honorably discharged as a Medical
Officer-Captain. A member of the American Legion Rod Lowe Post #124 and
the James L. Pruitt V.F.W Post #5813, and was an avid checker player. He
was a native of Green County, the son of the late Vernonn Shuffett and
Pearl Dowell Shuffett. His marriage to Janice Rose Egbert spanned some 30
years, until her death in 1976. He leaves 19 direct living descendants.
posted on 2014-04-01 Lexington Herald-Ledger
Dr. Robert L. Shuffett, age 91, of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday at the
Campbellsville Retirement Home in Campbellsville, KY.
Dr. Shuffett was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sara Jane Shuffettt
Mullis; two brothers and sisters, Garnett Shuffett, Joffre Shuffett, Alice
Pearl Shuffett Stone, and Mildred Shuffett Gardner. |
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