Mary Reed Shepard

The Shepards warmly opened their home to Tom and Kaye's friends countless times. The times I spent with Mary and her family there are a wonderful part of my life. Mary said she loved seeing visitors in the pool, playing tennis or just relaxing and talking. She truly loved to share, and she had so much to offer. She was often exasperated with the way the country was moving but never wavered in her commitment to social justice. My deepest sympathy to the Shepard family.

Rich Mensing

Tom,
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family for the loss of your mother. We knew her briefly through St. Ansgar's but have always remembered her passion for righteousness and justice.
We wish you peace in this time of great sadness.
Scott and Gary

I did not know Mary but heard many wonderful stories from other WAMM women of Mary and I know will continue to hear them. Thank you Mary, for your work and support of WAMM a unique anti-war group. My prayers go to your family and friends what a treasure her work will continue on and inspire us.

I told my partner Susan a few days ago that I was planning to give my dear friend Mary Shepard a call, but I see I missed her by just four days. Mary was a mentor and comrade for me in the struggle for social justice. I met her in 1980 when I moved to Minneapolis to assist the Coalition for US-Iran Understanding. We spent hours browsing through her voluminous clipping files, and discussing her having grown up with many of the influential names in US history whose policies she so actively...

I knew Mary through my good friend Father Bill Teska. Mary was a champion of everything fair and just and a fighter against injustices. Plus, she and her pal Janet Watson invested in more than one of our avant guard West Bank social enterprises. What a sweet, kind and generous spirit. I and so many others are sad to hear of her passing, but feel so fortunate to have known Mary. - Warren Hanson

" She was a citizen of impressive intelligence, class and grit. To Mary, lifelong learning is an obligation lest we lose our perspective on truth and justice . It was a privilege to have known her and to have learned from her.Mary will remain evergreen in our hearts, a treasured, impressive and gracious example to us all. "