Community stalwart known as Mr Cullen dies after lifetime of public service
‘A jewel of a person’ In December last year Mr Shepherd celebrated his diamond wedding anniversary with his wife Dorothy. The couple met in Macduff in 1959 before setting up home in Cullen shortly after they were married – growing to a family of three children, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Buckie councillor Gordon Cowie, who is close to the family, said: “I knew Ron long before I became a councillor, it was actually him who encouraged me to stand. © DCT Media Ron Shepherd cut the ribbon on a new footbridge in Cullen in 2016, which he campaigned for to be built. ...