Sunday, February 12, 2012
Top Stories
Comment
Get Email Alerts!

'Jogging Joe' Shafran dies

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 09/12/08

Joe Shafran, the local fitness personality and columnist for The Capital known affectionately as "Jogging Joe," died last night of heart failure at Anne Arundel Medical Center, his family said. He was 81.

Courtesy photo
'Jogging Joe' Shafran, exercise columnist for The Capital.
Find Us On Facebook

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Hardesty Funeral Home, located at 12 Ridgely Ave. in Annapolis.

A friendly and inquisitive man who could almost instantly become a friend, Mr. Shafran collapsed during his morning run Saturday near the West Annapolis Volunteer Fire Company.

He had no pulse, no blood pressure and was in full cardiac arrest. Rescue crews were able to restore his pulse and...

This story has expired!
You can purchase the full text in our news archives.

Copyright © Capital Gazette Communications LLC, 2012.
See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
YOUR COMMENTS

If you encounter other problems, please email nlundskow@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.

In order to post or vote on a comment, you must be signed in with a hometownannapolis account.

Take a look at a summary of Commenting Guidelines.


Report Abuse or Vote In order to allow the user community the ability to collectively rank the value of comments posted on the Capital Gazette websites we have implemented a thumbs-up/down system. All logged-in users may participate by voting up/down each comment. If others vote on your comment, your individual score will go up/down depending on the votes. Initially, everyone starts with a score of zero, and must earn credits to have significant voting weight. Individuals with higher scores will have more voting weight.    0 0

Comment removed by HometownAnnapolis staff. - 2008-09-12 13:53:12

Staff message: Why is this comment hidden?

unhide Comment hidden due to low ranking. Why is this comment hidden?

LOGIN TO POST A COMMENT

If you encounter other problems, please email nlundskow@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.

Username: Password:
Forgot your username? Forgot your password? Create an account
LOGIN
Facebook click
Twitter click
MDGazette click
HometownBowie click
video
video
Walker Babington, the Burning Man
video
video
Navy Sports Chat - football wrap up
video
video
Navy blimp lands at Lee Airport
video
video
Navy Sports Chat - Army Navy football preview
video
video
Singer Suzy Estrada
video
video
Fatal Kent Island fire

• BUY PHOTOS & VIDEO>>


slideshow
slideshow
Daddy Daughter Dance
slideshow
slideshow
MIAA Wrestling Championship
slideshow
slideshow
Navy vs VMI lacrosse
slideshow
slideshow
Home of the Week: Vicki Meade & Pat O'Connell
slideshow
slideshow
Anne Arundel Swim Championships
slideshow
slideshow
Wednesday to Wednesday, Feb. 1-8, 2012
#1 - Ten vie for Jones' council seat
#2 - Blue ribbon pairing
#3 - Arundel Digest
#4 - Home of the Week: Presidents Hill couple gets it 'write'
#5 - Winter dredge survey checks crab population
#6 - Baltimore police: Public can record officers
#7 - Dwyer joins same-sex marriage debate
#8 - Guest Column: Local housing market victim of 'Fear Factor'
#9 - Police Beat for Feb. 10
#10 - 'One more nail in the coffin for small business'
#1 - English county's official language? (16 comments)
#2 - Animal Control: Injured pit bull used as 'bait dog' (12 comments)
#3 - Right Stuff: Judge O'Malley's decision (12 comments)
#4 - Anne Arundel cracks down on land use offenses (7 comments)
#5 - Bates gets $1M grant for gym, theater (7 comments)
Advertisement
Advertise
Archive
Blogs
Calendar
Comments
Contact us
Cookbook
Slideshows
Video
AP Video
SUBMIT INFO:
Anniversary
Band info
Birth
Calendar event
Engagement
Letter
Obituary
Wedding
Share Ideas