Wednesday, December 1, Matthew Shepard would have been his 45th birthday. Shepard was laid to rest in Washington in 2018, 20 years after his brutal murder near Laramie, Wyoming. The reason he went so long without a resting place? His family feared that his grave would be desecrated.
Shepard’s remains are in the Washington National Cathedral’s crypt columbarium, a space he shares with Helen Keller and hundreds of other famous Americans. The cathedral dedicated a plaque to him in late 2019, a few months before the pandemic closed the building.
Now that the cathedral is partially open, the church has prepared a full day of programming to commemorate Shepard. Dens St. The Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, which has been closed to the public since the pandemic began, will be open until 6 p.m. 17.00. There you can see Shepard’s plaque and reflect on his life. (Can’t you come in person? You can also remember him online.) At 5:30 there will be a personal service that can also be streamed. The cathedral expects Shepard’s parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, to attend.
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