Wheaton Thunder Football Remembers Philip LoChirco and Jalen Shaffer
Former Wheaton College football players Jalen Shaffer (’22) and Philip LoChirco (’23) passed away on Saturday. Both men drowned in Lake Michigan in Port Sheldon Township, Michigan . Shaffer, 26, played four seasons at Wheaton in five years, while LoChirco, 24, played three seasons over four years. Wheaton head football coach Jesse Scott states of both men on Monday, Our hearts are heavy as we share the tragic passing of Jalen and Phil. Coach Scott says of Shaffer and LoChirco, “They were more than former players in our program 鈥� they were brothers, teammates, and friends whose lives left a…
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