Gary Shepard, 74, of Alford - The Berkshire Edge

Gary Shepard, 74, of Alford - The Berkshire Edge

Gary Shepard, 74, a lifelong resident of Alford, died March 18. Born August 9, 1950, he was the son of Merrill and Beatrice (Scholz) Shepard. He attended local schools and graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1973. Gary Shepard. Gary often reflected that farming was a good way to use up a life. From an early age, he was his grandfather Henry’s sidekick on the family dairy farm, which he took over in 1971 as the fourth gene…