Thank you Brent. Lee Shepard was a true resource you could always rely upon for sound advice. He will be greatly missed. 

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> On Sep 21, 2018, at 8:00 AM, Tarter, Brent <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I learned of the death Thursday, 20 September 2018, of E. Lee Shepard, who
> retired last year after a long career at the Virginia Historical Society.
> All I know is that Lee had a rare heart condition that from time to time
> gave him trouble. I found no death notice in the Friday Richmond newspaper.
> When we have something else to post we will.
> 
> Every student of Virginia's history has profited from the work Lee did as
> curator of manuscripts, archivist, and vice president for collections at
> the Historical Society. If you didn't know him personally, you will have
> seen the results of his work in the substance of scores of books and
> journal articles that built on his collecting manuscripts, books, and other
> primary resources for all aspects of Virginia's history. If you did know
> Lee personally, you had the pleasure of knowing one of the nicest of men.
> 
> Brent Tarter
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