Thursday, February 28, 2019
Shipman always impressed me as the epitome of a gentile Southern gentleman. He was always fairly quiet and humble in the times that I saw him at drill each month, and I haven't seen him much at all since we all retired. I feel sure he was a great husband, father, and grandfather. I call him by his last name because that's what all of us did while we were on duty. To me, it's a term of respect, and I did respect him. Rest easily, Shipman.
