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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