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Charles Ernest Shepard

CHARLES ERNEST SHEPARD, son of ESTHER MAY HUNT and ERNEST WEYTHMAN SHEPARD, was born September 1, 1923 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska,2877 and died February 13, 2008.2877

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Charles E. Shepard

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Education

Charles E. Shepard

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Obituaries

NASA Astrogram, February 23, 20082877

Charles Ernest Shepard was born Sept 1, 1923, in Lincoln, Neb., and died Feb. 13, 2008. He was an aerial photographer in the Pacific during WWII. He married Ione Knox in 1945 and they had 5 children. They later divorced.

Shepard received his bachelor's degree at University of Wisconsin Madison and masters degree from Case Western Reserve University, working at NACA Cleveland before transferring in 1961 to NASA Ames.

He retired from NASA the first time in 1972 and worked briefly in the private aerospace industry. He returned to Ames as a contractor through the early 1990s.

Shepard celebrated the 40th anniversary of his Supersonic Constricted-Arc Jet co-patent in 2004.

He married Mary Frederick in 1979. They enjoyed tennis at the Saratoga Country Club, backpacking, skiing, and hot tubbing. He will be remembered for his warmth, generosity and sense of humor.

Survivors include his devoted wife Mary, his children (Ann Lanfri, Paul, Joan Rickard, Mark, Steven), and his step-children (Katherine Galarza, David Frederick, Jennifer Jourdain, Jonathan Frederick). He was beloved Poppo to 19 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, February 29, 2008, in St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Cupertino. Remembrances to the Alzheimer's Association.

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Census Records

DateLocationEnumerated Names
April 4, 19402872Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa


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