In Memory

Frank Shipman

Birth:  Jun. 27, 1945
Macon
Bibb County
Georgia, USA
Death:  Jul. 23, 2008
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Louisiana, USA

"Frank" Shipman was the son of Woodrow Wilson Shipman and Bernice Aline Cone. He married Peggy Chew, and they were married 40 years. They had 2 children. Frank died at the age of 63.

Additional information from his obituary: 
"He served on the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, retiring as Second Mate. After attending the first Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds, he fell in love with New Orleans, where he resided for the next 34 years. He will be missed and always remembered by family and friends around the world."