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Last Update: 03-18-2018

Jean P Shepherd, Sr

aka: The Old Man

Shep's Father

According to 1930 Census information: He was born in Illinois and his family came from Kansas. He married Anna Hetrich when they were both 21 (1920). His occupation was listed as a cashier for a dairy. He ritired from Borden in 1949 after 26 years of service Shep's father left the family and moved to Florida. Died in August 1956

Where Shep Made Reference To This Subject:

Category	Date	Title	Time
• Article	November 11, 1971	"Shepherd's America" Recycled
• Radio	April 26, 1963	Popping the Cork
• Radio	July 4, 1963	Lagos; The Old Man's Fireworks Stand
• Radio	August 19, 1963	The Old Man As A Pool Shark
• Radio	January 16, 1964	The Great Indiana Blizzard
• Radio	March 2, 1965	Worst Job in the Steel Mill
• Radio	July 6, 1965	The Old Man: Pool Shark
• Radio	August 28, 1965	Building first radio with the Old Man / The Lure of Defeat, The Mets, Enlisting
• Radio	May 1967	Baseball -Clemente Vs Gaylord Perry - Pirates vs Giants	[ 19:58]

Photos:

Shep's Mom and the Old Man - Anne and Jean Sr

Courtesy: Randall Shepherd

Borden plant where Shep's father possibly worked

Courtesy: Bob Clark

March 25,1949
Hammond Times - Shep Sr retires from Borden

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

August 26,1956
Jean Shepherd Sr. - Obit

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975