Harvard Shield masthead element Harvard University Gazette
Search the Gazette
HOME : News NEWS Prev issues | Contact us | Harvard News Office
Current Issue:
January 18, 2001

News
News, events, features
Science/Research
Latest scientific findings
Profiles
The people behind the university
Community
Harvard and neighbor communities
Sports
Scores, highlights, upcoming games
On Campus
Newsmakers, notes, students, police log
Arts
Museums, concerts, theater
Calendar
Two-week listing of upcoming events

 

  

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Services are planned for Harvard junior hit by car in Harvard Square

Shira Palmer-Sherman
Shira Palmer-Sherman
A memorial service is planned for a Harvard undergraduate student who died in December. Twenty-year-old Shira Palmer-Sherman '02 suffered irreversible brain damage after being struck by an automobile while crossing a street in Harvard Square.

Palmer-Sherman, a Pforzheimer House resident who was studying history and literature, was from Englewood, N.J. She was active in Harvard Hillel, theatrical productions, and served as a tutor in a House program.

"She was passionate about drama, religion, friends, and family," said Benjamin Galper '02, Palmer-Sherman's close friend. "She was one of the most energetic, vibrant people I've ever met. She really lit up a room."

"We have lost a wonderful friend, a playful spirit, and a person of enormous promise," said Rabbi Shai Held, member of the United Ministry at Harvard/Radcliffe. "There is nothing to do now but mourn and try to find a little bit of comfort in each other."

Harvard Hillel will hold a memorial service for Palmer-Sherman on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. A private service for residents of Pforzheimer House will be held at a later date.








Copyright 2002 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College