061221 Aaron Shepley (MA)

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Members of the Girls On Drums team perform during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Members of the Girls On Drums team perform during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Members of the Girls On Drums team perform during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Crystal Lake City Manager Gary Mayerhofer shares memories with attendees during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley is seen in a video speaking about the city he grew up in and loved during a celebration of life honoring him on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Shepley passed away last year.

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Former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley is seen in a video speaking about the city he grew up in and loved during a celebration of life honoring him on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Shepley passed away last year.

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Current Crystal Lake Mayor Haig Haleblian shares memories of his colleague and friend during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Northwestern Medicine Senior Vice President Michael Eesley, right, and Program Manager Dr. Frances Glosson speak to attendees during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Rocky Donahue, Executive Director of Pace Suburban Bus, shares stories of Aaron Shepley during a celebration of life honoring the former Crystal Lake mayor on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Former Illinois State Representative Mike Tryon shares stories of Aaron Shepley during a celebration of life honoring the former Crystal Lake mayor on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Brett Hopkins, left, and Tom Kundemann, both founders of the Crystal Lake Strikers Drumline along with Aaron Shepley, share stories and experiences of the former Crystal Lake mayor during a celebration of life honoring Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Madison Shepley smiles as she shares stories about her father during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Chase Shepley smiles as she shares stories about her father during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Bob Blazier, front, and Steve Slack, President of Home State Bank, smile as they talk about former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley during a celebration of life honoring Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Bob Blazier, right, and Steve Slack, President of Home State Bank, smile as they talk about former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley during a celebration of life honoring Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Home State Bank President Steve Slack holds up a freshman yearbook photo of Aaron Shepley during a celebration of life honoring the former Crystal Lake mayor on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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E. Regen Daniels Shepley speaks to attendees with current Crystal Lake Mayor Haig Haleblian during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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The Crystal Lake Strikers Drumline performs during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.

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Attendees pay their respects during a celebration of life honoring former Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake.