David Carlyle Shepard III, son of Shannon Meyers and David Shepard Jr. of Dowagiac, turns 1 year old Sept. 18. Maternal grandparents are Leona Falk of Dowagiac and the late Paul Falk. Paternal grandparents are Mary Shepard of Dowagiac and the late David Shepard. Great-grandparents are Ruth Pierce of Florida and the late Roy Pierce.