Edward Earl Schepf was born in Austin, Texas, February 20, 1940, and after a short illness, died October 2, 2024, in Houston, Texas. His parents were Edward Earl Cornick and Almarie Johnson. In 1951, his stepfather, John William Schepf, adopted him. That year, the family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where Ed attended the sixth grade and learned to be curious and adventurous about other cultures. Later, they moved back to Austin and then to Corpus Christi, Texas, where he attended Sundeen High School, graduating in 1958. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he achieved his dream of playing baseball as a catcher under the renowned Coach Bibb Falk.

Following college, Ed enlisted in his beloved United States Marine Corps. After basic training in San Diego, California, he was assigned to Military Intelligence at Camp Pendleton, California, 5th Marine Regiment. Then he served in the Fleet Marine Force in the Pacific, 9th Marine Regiment in Okinawa. At the onset of the Thirteen Days of the Cuban Nuclear Missile Crisis in October, 1962, Ed was involved in intelligence gathering for the battlefield invasion of Cuba. Before the plan could be implemented, there was a diplomatic resolution.

In 1965, Ed began a career with the United States Federal Government that extended over the next fifty-nine years. During this time he worked for several departments including Justice, Treasury, Homeland Security, Defense, and CIA. He worked as a Special Agent Criminal Investigator, GS 1811, contributing to criminal prosecutions of cases involving smuggling, human trafficking, Civil Rights violations, and other criminal laws. After retiring from the Justice Department in 1990, he accepted a job as a Senior Instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of Treasury, in the Behavioral Science Division. In 2004, Ed began working in Houston, Texas, doing background clearance investigations for security government employment in various departments. He continued to work in this job until his death.

In 1965, Ed married, and is survived by his wife Lynda Gail Jarett. They lived in various states throughout their marriage. Ed is also survived by daughter Monica Schepf Wells and her husband Michael, daughter Amy Schepf Gelder, along with grandson, Marshall Edward Gelder, and two half-brothers Arthur Schepf and Gary Schepf.

Ed became a believer in his Lord Jesus Christ at the age of twelve at Travis Baptist Church, Corpus Christi, Texas. Throughout his life, he has been a member of many different churches in various locations, but he never wavered in his faith to his Lord. He is a current member of Harvest Bible Church, Cypress, Texas.

Ed loved God, his family, his country, and the United States Marine Corps!

Semper Fi!

A WARRIOR'S DEATH

"I do not fear death, for I have been close enough to it on enough occasions that it no longer concerns me. What I do fear is the loss of my honor, and would rather die fighting than to have it said that I was without courage." Lieutenant Colonel Watt