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Allan Sheppard Obituary

Of Somerville, October 10, 2007. Beloved husband of Virginia (Daley) Sheppard. Father of Debra Lambert and her husband Gary of Tewksbury and Allan Sheppard of Somerville. Brother of James and Gerald Sheppard, Barbara Whitham, the late Edna McKenna and John Sheppard. Grandfather of Sharon, Kimberly and Zachary. Brother-in-law of Barbara Daley, Thomas and Miriam Daley, Joan, Dorothy, Mary, Ruth Sheppard, Angela Daley, the late William Daley, Donald Whitham and John McKenna. Daughter-in-law of Linda Sheppard. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral procession from the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.), SOMERVILLE, Monday morning at 9am, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Clement Church, Somerville at 10 o'clock. Relatives & friends invited. Calling hours Sunday 2-6. Interment Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge. Late Veteran Korean Conflict and Teamsters Local 25. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Allan's memory to the Children's Hospital Trust, 1 Autumn St., # 731, Boston, MA 02215-5301. For more information please visit www. dohertyfuneralservice.com.

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Published by Boston Globe on Oct. 13, 2007.

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Tricia McLaughlin

October 13, 2007

Virgie,
My prayers, as well as my mother's, are with you and your family at this time of loss. Hang in there and know you are loved.
God Bless,
Tricia McLaughlin

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