Joseph Shepherd Jr. the son of the late Joseph Shepherd and Barbara Jean Woodard was born on March 19, 1951. He departed this life at the age of 71 on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at his home in Mays Landing, New Jersey. Joey, as he was affectionately called was born in Wilmington Delaware. He attended Stubbs ElementarySchool and graduated from P.S. High School. He attended Delaware State University and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree then started his career in the retail industry which lead him to move to the Pottsville area. He later relocated to Southern New Jersey where he
began working in the casinos as a pit boss and later as a dealer. Joey married Joan Covelsky in July 1976 and from this union a beautiful baby girl Nicole was born. Joey loved cooking, fishing, and football. Although he loved fishing he did not care for preparing them or eating them. His favorite teams were the Philadelphia Eagles and the 76ers. His best times was spending time with his family and friends. Joey had a great sense of humor and found joy in making anyone he encountered laugh. He loved history and listening to all music. Jazz was his favorite type of music and he preferred listening to the music of his brother-in-law, John Blake. Joey is predeceased by his wife Joan, father Joseph Shepherd and his brother-in-law John Blake. He leaves to cherish his memories his mother Barbara Jean Woodard his daughter Nicole Shepherd, his son Bryan Fondrick (Iza), two sisters Barbara S. Blake and Beverly Fooks (Orlando), one nephew Johnathan Blake (Rio), nieces Beverly Woodson (Cory)and Jennifer Watson(Joseph), and a host of great nieces and nephews, and a multitude of other relatives and friends.
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