Troy Shafer, Star 'Nashville Flipped', Deceased at 38

Troy Shafer, a famous Nashville house restorer and host of the DIY Network series "Nashville Flipped", died unexpectedly at age 38 in April.

"The DIY Network family is sorry to hear the passing of Troy Dean Shafer, a passionate and enthusiastic contractor and restoration expert, who has been admired by all who have worked on the" Nashville Flipped "series, the network said. in a statement released in the US TODAY "HUI the network." We continue to express our deepest condolences to Troy's family and friends in this difficult time. "

Shafer died on April 28 in Pennsylvania, in his home state, according to an obituary published in the newspaper Erie Times. The cause of his death is the subject of an investigation, according to Erie's coroner's office.

"Nashville Flipped" launched in 2016, taking viewers to homes in Tennessee as Shafer was revamping seemingly undesirable properties into must-see homes.

Shafer moved to Nashville in 2005 with the aspirations of country music, he told Tennessean in 2016, but was struggling to find a stable job. Fervent fan of Elvis Presley and Huey Lewis, he has produced locally with composer Billy Falcon.

Shafer found his way to renovation and restoration in 2009, returning a $ 31,000 home in East Nashville with his father, a home builder. He then started his own local home improvement company, Nashville Flipped.

A chance meeting with "American Pickers" co-host Mike Wolfe in a Wal-Mart in Nashville led Shafer to air on television, he said.

"Even though they do not make a second season," Shafer told the Tennessean before the premiere of "Nashville Flipped," "I have nine 30-minute commercials on my passion for historic mansions and what I can do with historic houses. "

"Nashville Flipped" was used for a total of 17 episodes over two seasons, by IMDb.

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