CT School Shooting Victim’s Daughter: ‘She Taught Me How to Be Compassionate’
A memorial service will be held Thursday for Mary Sherlach, the school psychologist at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
When the school day ended, Mary Sherlach didn’t stop helping people. “She was a psychologist off the job,” said her daughter, Maura Schwartz, 27, of Deptford, NJ. “Any time my aunts needed someone to talk to, they called my mom. Any time a friend was in crisis, they called my mom. She did not take her (work) hat off. This wasn’t just a job for her; it was who she was. She was constantly wanting to help people.” Sherlach, 56, was among 26 people—including 20 children—killed during a shooting rampage Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, also killed his mother and himself, authorities said. Sherlach, the school’s psychologist, has been hailed as a hero in the deadly …
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Michele Fultz
10:22 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Many School Psychologists, like myself, have your family in their thoughts and prayers. I'm very happy to see that your community is so supportive and that a tribute will be left for you mother. God Bless all of you! more ›