Dr. Rowland Hughes Shepard

Rowland Hughes Shepard was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 9, 1926. He was the eldest of six children of Vinton Rowland Shepard and Ruth Caroline Winkler Shepard. He was also the eldest son, having four younger sisters and a little brother. He attended Lotspeich Early Childhood Education and made some life-long friends at Walnut Hills High School, especially his best friend of over nearly eight decades, Ernie Ratterman, both of whom graduated from Walnut Hills High School. Rowland furthered his education at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, where he obtained a B.A. He went on to Graduate school at the University of Cincinnati, earning his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and becoming a Certified Psychologist. On Feb. 7, 1948 Rowland married Lois Audrey Stoeckle on a cold wintry day and they honeymooned in New York City, travelling by train. Rowland had a small private practice and he worked for the Veterans Administration in Cincinnati while Lois taught Kindergarten. In February 1953 while living in Loveland, Ohio, next door to Lois's mother and Dad, Lois and Rowland welcomed their first child, Constance Lynne Shepard. The family moved to Hudson, Ohio and onto Perry Point near Havre de Grace, Maryland where on June 22, 1958 their son Rowland Anderson Shepard was born with much joy. The young family moved to Burlington, Massachusetts while Rowland worked for the Veterans Administration. He eventually completed his V.A. Career in Brecksville, Ohio. Following this, Rowland entered academia at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio as a professor of Clinical Psychology and Counsellor, jokingly referring to himself as the "head shrink "! He served there for 21 years. He was a very keen fan of baseball, football, and basketball, though baseball was his favorite! In June 1981, much to everyone’s delight Grandson Vinton Neil Pedley was born! Three years later in May, Grandson Joseph William Pedley was born! And in June 1987, their granddaughter, Meighann Teresa Pedley, was born. Rowland and Lois so enjoyed their visits "Down Under " to be with their Grandchildren! Upon their retirement Rowland and Lois moved once more to northern Ohio. Rowland happily volunteered as a disc jockey in Bainbridge, Ohio for the Kenston High School radio station WKHR/FM91.5, specializing in Big-Band Music, running and preparing a radio show called " The Doc and The Duke" for 16 years. Rowland and Lois loved for their family to come and visit them at their home on the lake in Auburn Corners, Ohio. Vinton, Joseph, and Meighann have happy memories of their time spent there in summer and winter. In October 2000 the couple’s fourth grandchild, Eleanor A. Shepard, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Rowland Anderson Shepard and Jennifer Vogh. Rowland and Lois moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma to be closer to family. During a Pedley family visit to Oklahoma all the cousins and family were happy to meet Rowland Nickolas Scott Shepard, Rowland Anderson's eldest child. Rowland enjoyed feeding the birds, listening to classical and jazz music, and reading! Sadly, on Sunday afternoon January 7, 2018 Rowland passed away at the Journey Home Hospice. Dad and Mother always loved Patricia and felt it was the best decision Rowland had ever made to marry Patricia.

Dr. Rowland Hughes Shepard

June 9, 1926 - January 7, 2018