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Birth:          29 Oct 1924 Detroit, Mich.
Death:          9 May 2006 Kerrville, Kerr Co., Tex.

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http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~annieron/Meo/folks/1.htm
per Mich Marr Rec on ancestry, md Maria Rose Capace 24 Apr 1948, he b 1925
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~annieron/Sheward/folks/426.htm
Job history:

My original intent was to become a commercial artist. While working as a statistical 
draftsman at Ford Motor Co. to earn a living and pay my way through art school at 
night, I had an opportunity to take a course in industrial clay modeling sponsored by 
the company on my time. I took advantage of this and subsequently obtained a 
position at Ford employed as a clay modeler in their styling section.
http://dailytimes.com/article_670fa491-8c53-52d7-a4f4-ed9251b98c4c.html

KERRVILLE — Ronald Edwin Sheward, 81, a resident of Kerrville since 1999, passed 
away on May 9, 2006, at a local care facility.
  
He was born on October 29, 1924, in Detroit, Michigan, to parents Edwin Kitchen 
Sheward and Margaret Briggs Sheward.
He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, in the aerial photography unit in 
Brazil. He worked for the Chrysler Corporation as a clay modeler. He had been retired 
since 1980.

In retirement he was an avid fly fisherman, birdwatcher and fiddle player.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Winder Sheward of Kerrville, TX; brother, Cameron K. 
Sheward of Sterling Heights, Michigan; three sons, Bradley Mark Sheward of Mt. 
Laurel, New Jersey, Drew Michael Sheward of Cumming, Georgia, and Kip Edwin 
Sheward of Commerce Twp, Michigan; two stepdaughters, Lorna Taylor Emerich of 
Spokane Washington, and Linda Taylor Arnold of Charleston, South Carolina; five 
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

According to his wishes, he will be cremated, with no viewing or services.

The family invites you to leave a message or memory at www.kerrvillefuneralhome.com 
by selecting Obituaries. Select “Sign Guestbook” at the bottom of the individual 
Memorial.

Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Kerrville Funeral Home.

After several years I decided to expand my experience and income by going to the 
industrial design field, by gaining employment at "Sundburg & Ferer" a prominent 
design firm in the Detroit area. 

A short time later, an opportunity at Chrysler Corp. presented itself, allowing me to 
further improve my income as well as gain considerable advancement. I took the 
position and stayed at Chrysler Corp. for 27 years.

About 1954 I was approached to form a partnership business with the intent of 
teaching clay modeling, which I entered into. This was a night school course with 
govt. approval for veterans as well as non vets. It was quite successful as all of our 
students obtained imployment in clay modeling sections of the local quto companies.

About this time I was promoted to a studio leaders sesponsibility requiring extensive 
overtime. I elected to give up the teaching and partnership to insure maximum 
performance at this duty.

In 1958 I was selected for a management position and was assigned to supervise 
Dodge exterior, Dodge interior and Dodge truck modeling. In 1962 I decided to return 
to the actual day to day execution of model fabrication which was much more 
satisfying to me if not reqrding.

I continued in this manner until my retirement in April 1980. As an indication of how my 
skill and performance were regarded, I nearly always enjoyed the highest classification 
and salary that was available to my profession.

Early Memories:

There was some occasion, a wedding or some affair, that everyone was going to, all 
dressed up. Grandpa Briggs slipped off for a moment to check his pigeons at the end 
of the yard. I saw him, and also saw the peg that locked the door. I slipped the peg 
into place, locking Grandpa in the pigeon house. I could hear them calling for 
Grandpa, but at that point there was no way I was goiing to tell where Grandpa was. 
They all went off without Grandpa, who wasn't found until later, his fine attire the 
worse for wear in the pigeon house. I was tanned properly for the offense.

I was forced to play the violin as a child, which I disliked completely, especially the 
concerts. I remember one occassion when I had played in front of an audience 
accompanied by a piano, and asked Dad afterwards how I did. Dad answered: I think 
you beat him to the end. Later, I developed an interest in folk music: guitar, banjo, 
and finally fiddle. I like to play while slouching back in a chair. It would turn my 
teacher's hair gray!

I had two rabbits when we lived on Orangelawn, and Dad made the pen for them. My 
Dad got them for me for Easter. The rabbits were on a wire grid so that the pellets 
would fall through. I was supposed to feed them dandelion leaves. After a while, I got 
tired of that, and quit doing it. Dad found them, and they had started eating each 
other. Dad was really angry about that, in fact I don't think I ever saw him so mad in 
my life.

In March 1943, I was drafted. I went to Battle Creek, to camp Custer. They gave me 
clothes and tested me and sent me to St. Petersburg, Florida for basic training for the 
Air Force. After that, I went to camoflage school in Alexandria, Virginia. I got out of 
that and was shipped to Spokane, Washington, where they taught me to drive a jeep. 
From there they sent me to Colorado Springs, Colorado, because they needed a 
draftman. Then I applied to be a cadet. But the war in Europe finished, and they 
wanted to put me in the infantry. I managed to get myself assigned to a photo mapping 
outfit in Brazil, where I spent the rest of my military career.

After I got out of the army, I used the GI Bill to finance me through the rest of Cass 
Tech art curriculum. After Cass Tech, I enrolled in The Society of Arts & Crafts, also in 
Detroit. I was taking painting, but was involved in a car-pedestrian accident, in which 
I broke my leg. I was laid up, and therefore was late registering. The only class left 
was ceramics; if I didn't sign up for something, I would lose my benefits. So, by 
accident, I discovered what I was really good at.

Parents
SHEWARD Edwin Kitchen ()
BRIGGS Margaret ()

Siblings
SHEWARD Ronald Edwin (29 Oct 1924 - 9 May 2006)

Marriage To WINDER Ann W. ()

Notes

Parents
WINDER Claude Veyne (26 May 1909 - 11 Aug 1972)
OWEN Harriet (18 Jul 1908 - 24 Sep 1959)

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