Death
In December 2003, Sheppard announced that he had been suffering from colorectal cancer for the previous two years. He died on 5 March 2005, the day before what would have been his 76th birthday. His ashes were buried in Liverpool Cathedral.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
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What instruments we have agree
The day of his death was a dark cold day.”
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