Karen Renee Tice-Schmidt, a.k.a. Karen Sheppard, died at the age of 59 of natural causes at home in Carrollton, Texas, where her job transferred her two years ago. Karen was born in Alameda, California to Cecilia L.G. Sheppard and Arthur A. Campanile on September 25, 1957. She went to school at St. Bede’s Catholic School, Hayward, CA and Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, CA. She graduated from San Jose State University as a Computer Programmer.