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DATE: THURSDAY, July 29, 1993                   TAG: 9307290309
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT SHEPHERD, WILLIAM EARNEST (WILL)

SHEPHERD, William Earnest (Will), 56, of Blacksburg, died Monday, July 26, 1993, at his home. Mr. Shepherd was a native of San Diego, Calif. and was an associate professor of landscape architecture at Virginia Tech. Surviving are seven children; Debora Lynn Shepherd, Justine Marie Nathanson, Jamie Meg Shepherd, Katherine Margaret Shepherd, Christen Eugene Shepherd, James Andrew Shepherd, Daniel Quitian Shepherd; his father, Clatter Eugene Shepherd; one sister, Ruth Hagan; one brother, Robert Shepherd; three grandchildren, all of the West Coast. A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 29, at 4 p.m. in the Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Herbert Hobbs officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made payable to the Va. Tech Foundation to be sent to Development Officer, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Attn: Ms. Stafford, 202 Cowgill Hall, Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0205. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.



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