After the Excelsior Springs City Council’s tribute to the esteemed retired high school coach John Shepherd in January, Leavenworth Street has been proudly renamed Honorary Coach John Shepherd Way and the sign has now been officially installed to honor his legacy.“I did not need a sign or recognition,” said John. “Being able to coach and teach and be in the community was and always will be enough for me. The children and the community are everything.”According to Mayor Mark Spohn, John graduated from William Jewell College in 1959, obtaining his bachelor’s degree in education before moving to Excelsior Springs and becoming a coach and educator along with his wife, Mary Joyce, who also became a teacher.John dedicated his career to teaching for over 39 years, while Mary contributed 30 years to education at Excelsior Springs. Their sons, John Glenn, Richard and David, ha...