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William Shephard Obituary
He is survived by his sister, Joanne Shephard Vincent of Narragansett, RI and her daughters, Jennifer Vincent McCooey, her husband, Edwin, and their daughter and son of Wickford, RI; Meghan Vincent Phillips, her husband, Peter, and their two sons of Stamford, CT; and by his sister, Susan Shephard, her husband, James Marchetti, of Wellesley, MA, their daughter, Jane Marchetti of New York City, and their son, James (Brad) Marchetti of Wellesley.
Visiting hours will be Wednesday, August 28 from 10 AM 12PM, followed immediately by a memorial service at 12PM at O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, 465 Spring St., Newport. In lieu of flowers, Bill's family knows that he would have been honored for memorial donations to be made in his memory to The Newport Tree Conservancy, P.O. Box 863, Newport, RI 02840.
For additional information about Bill, we refer you to www.oneillhayes.com
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Michael Healy
August 28, 2019
It is with great sadness that I learned of Bill's passing. We had many fascinating conversations on a variety of subjects, with a few beers here and there! RIP my friend.
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Nancy Crawley
August 27, 2019
To Joanne and your entire family, kindly accept my sincere condolences
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