this is wjztv, wjzhd and wjz.com baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it s complete coverage, it s wjz, marry lands news station. final tour. he was a man of dignity and he had a huge heart. reporter: from annapolis to baltimore, marylanders pay their respects to william donald shaffer. tonight, how shaffer is being remembered and his final ride through the city he loved. hello, everybody, here s what people are talking about tonight. saying good-bye. thousands take time to honor a man who changed this city, this state forever. wjz is live with complete coverage. has reaction from the state house. while mike hole jessica. reporter: william donald shaffer was really shown for his over the top personality and tonight s send off was just that, unprecedented. something marylanders have never seen. in an an annapolis, those who worked for the former governor. though i may have disagreed with him, i never doubted his love for maryland or
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know them. reporter: schaefer was born in baltimore, november 2, 1921. he served in the army, became a lawyer, then got into politics, winning most elections by a landslide. reporter: for all of his impatience with excuses in bureaucracy, he always had time for a citizen to approach him in any setting and had a problem. he wanted help. he went to work every day, committed to doing the work of the people. reporter: schaefer s favorite job was mayor. he tackled problems hands-on and promoted the city with humor. he was big so the city could be big. and that he used all of his personality to promote the city. because he had a deep faith that baltimore s best days were yet to come. here it is. reporter: in november of 2009, schaefer was honored with a statue at harbor place, one of his proudest accomplishments. the ceremony was one of his last public appearances. thank you for coming. you don t know what it means to me. in the sort of the twilight of your life. you
four terms as mayor. he remained a fighter. reporter: political ally, senator barbara miculs we, will be mikulski, will be one of the speakers at his funeral. he was a friend. but he was a friend to a lot of people. heaftion a friend to the he was a friend to the cab driver. he was a friend to the waitress at werner s. he was a friend to the top businesses in the community. he knew everybody. and most of all, he worked to know them. reporter: schaefer was born in baltimore, november 2, 1921. he served in the army, became a lawyer, then got into politics, winning most elections by a landslide. for all of his impatience, with excuses and bureaucracy, he always had time for a citizen who approached them with anything and had a problem. and he went to work, every day, committed to doing the work of the people. reporter: schaefer s favorite job was mayor. he tackled the problems and promoted the city with humor. he was big so the city could be big. he used all of