Walter T. Shatford, who was Sports Editor on the Daily Bruin in 1936 (and possibly earlier) died on May 5, 2009. His passing was reported by his daughter, Sara Shatford Layne.
During a long career in law and service to education in his adopted home, Pasadena, In those years, he emerged as a pivotal local figure in the struggle for racial integration and equal access to education.
Shatford operated a successful law practice in Temple City, co-founded with his brother Henry in 1947 after service in WWII.
Follow the link below to an biography in the Pasadena Star News.
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