Charles Malcom Sheppard

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Charles Malcom Sheppard was born on July 6, 1932, the son of Charles Hudson and Mattie
Sheppard. His father worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps and was installing the road to
Mesa Verde when Malcom was born, at a CCC camp outside of Mancos, Colorado. He was
raised alongside five half-siblings in southwest Colorado.
Malcom was a graduate of Boulder City High School in Nevada, where he was a standout
baseball player. In the early 1950s he was offered a roster spot within the Brooklyn Dodgers
organization, but put a career in professional baseball on hold to serve his country. Malcom
served as a merchant marine during the Korean War, working closely with the US Navy and
transporting supplies and troops. After two years of military service he reunited with his parents,
now living in northern Colorado, where Malcom finally got to play triple-A baseball for a short
time. Married in 1954, and a father in ‘55, Malcom’s baseball career was short-lived; the birth of
his son Chuck prompted him to find more consistent employment, which led him to the
construction industry.
Malcom spent the rest of his life working construction. He taught Chuck the skills of the trade;
father and son worked together for decades, building hundreds of homes in the Loveland,
Colorado area. Malcom was a true craftsman and became known for his attention to detail in
construction projects.
Malcom Sheppard departed this world on March 14, 2009, in his hometown of Loveland. He
was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Hudson and Mattie Sheppard; his wife of 53 years,
Sandy Sheppard; and his five half-siblings, Eva Sanders, James McRay (Sheppard), Edith Smith,
and Wesley and Howard Sheppard. He is survived by his son, Charles Wesley (“Chuck”)
Sheppard, and grandson Charles Hudson Sheppard; and by his daughter, Janna Lee Thomas, and
grandson Wesley Grant Sheppard. Malcom lives on with us in spirit, an inspiration to the future
generations of his family. We will tell his stories forever.