MISHU SHIH TZU

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  Dawn Lee's journey  

For more than 30 years Dawn Lee was extremely proud to raise Shih Tzu's that were placed with loving families and responsible breeders in nearly every state in the United States, Including Hawaii, Dominican Republic, Germany, China, Canada to name a few .

For those of you that have had one or more of Dawn's puppies - I sincerely thank you for the joy that it gave Dawn Lee.

I have not been able to bring myself to up date this web site until now and for that I apologize.

Myself and my family can never repay or find the words that can express our appreciation for the support and love of we have received from family and friends during the last years of this difficult  journey  for Dawn - home to God.

We would like to list who these people are but I'm afraid I would miss someone - you know who you are - Some are family some are friends that we have known since our school days, some are friends that we have worked with for more than 30 years - some are friends that we had just met.

I am told that in the final judgment we are judged not by how much we love but rather how much we are loved.

Dawn is at peace, as we are also.

Tom & family

Dawn L. (Ackerman) Shepherd, age 61 of Sanford died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Woodland Hospice Home in Mt. Pleasant.

The daughter of the late Guerdon and Alice (Perry) Ackerman was born April 5, 1950 in Midland where she was raised and educated.  Dawn married Thomas R. Shepherd February 25, 1969 in Basil, Switzerland.  She was the manager of Howard Johnson’s Restaurant in Saginaw for many years.  Dawn devoted her life to raising, breading and grooming Shih Tzu dogs for international shows and for family. 

She will always be remembered as a caring, loving mother, grandmother and friend who was treasured by all who knew her.

Dawn is survived by her husband of 42 years, Thomas; sons, Shawn, Timothy (Heleen) and Dylan Shepherd; daughters, Kimberly (finance’ Larry Dean), Caietlyn and Amanda Shepherd; four grandchildren; sisters, Pat Ginter and Beverly Salisbury.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by brothers, Guerdon and William Ackerman; and infant sister, Henrietta Ackerman.

Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 pm Friday, June 24, 2011 at the Wilson MILLER Funeral Home with the Reverend Father Daniel Fox, OFM-Cap of St. Agnes Catholic Church officiating. 

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