Ira B. Shepard

I was just notified about Professor Shepard's passing and truly saddened. He was a great professor and even better person.

I still remember the day I asked him for help with getting a job at a Big 4 firm so I could gain some tax experience. I had spent months trying to get a foot in the door but with no success.

When I told Professor Shepard, he simply stated "I'll get you in but I'm going to call you in the future and you have to promise to return the favor for another...

Rosemary, Mark and Hannah, I just heard from Nora Yeung of Ira's passing.

As an alumni parent of the UHCCC gang when our sons went there, please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

I know I speak for Nora, Ringo and Jeffrey Yeung; Christine and Margaret Drew; Ange, David and Dareth Finn, Anju, Sareb and Andy Seth, and Tim, Corey, Erin and Lindsay Kubatzky, that we share in your loss.

Your beautiful family made the UHCCC years a much-cherished...

I would like to offer my sincerest condolences. Ira was a phenomenal human being.

So sorry to hear of your loss. Be strong in the Lord. George

Rosemary, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May your memories bring you comfort.

Marcie Close

I was one of many of his UHLC students. Unremarkable but appreciative that he made an intimidating subject understandable. My heartfelt condolences for the loss of a good man. I'm sure he would have enjoyed the obituary. I did.

I only knew Ira from being students in Melton classes together. He made such interesting comments. I wish I'd known him better.

I remember Ira asking me at an event at UH where my wife was. I said in a low voice, "uh, I'm divorced ..." Ira beamed at me, and said "Oh! Then you're a graduate!" From then on I was okay. Thanks Ira. I owe you. Oh, and you were a great tax professor too -- I actually wanted to practice tax law at the firm that hired me, but they wanted me to have an LL.M. from NYU. Nah, I thought. I'm not going back for any more school. Still, I appreciate that I was never afraid of tax issues in the...

Loved Prof. Shepard! Wonderful tax law Prof. and good friend to his students! My condolences to his family.Dean Fleming