|
Sarah Underhill Jan 4 1960 - Mar 23 2008
Sarah E. Underhill, 48, of Lowell, MA
award-winning photographer, died Easter weekend at her home. She is
survived by her mother, Elma Underhill of Millbury, MA her brother,
Jonathan Underhill of Attleboro, MA and his wife Lynn, and nephews
Jonathan Jr., Matthew and Brian. Her father, Jay Underhill, predeceased
her in June 2007.
She was born in Burlington, VT January 1960 and raised in Plainville,
MA. She graduated King Phillip Regional High School in 1978 and Endicott
College in 1981 with high honors and a degree in photography. From 1981
to 1984 she was a freelance photographer in the Boston area. In May of
1984 and until July 1995 she was a photographer/multi-image producer at
Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, MA. In 1995 and to the present, she
was employed by the U.S. Govt. at the Soldiers Systems Command at Natick
Labs as a fulltime photographer and designer.
She has received numerous awards and commendations from both the Federal
and State Governments, civilian entities and the Military with special
recognition by the US Army Quartermaster Corps Honorable Order of St.
Martin. Many of her assignments included work with foreign dignitaries
and government officials from both the executive and legislative
branches. She also spent a tour in Afghanistan during 2004. Her photos
have been published world wide to include Newsweek, Time, Popular
Science, the LA Times and the Boston Globe.
Sarah was most concerned with the well being of the young soldiers she
encountered. She was especially compassionate for the soldiers who
returned home from deployment wounded. To honor Sarah’s commitment to
the Armed Services, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project
- www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Burial services are private. Arrangements are provided by the SPERRY &
McHOUL FUNERAL HOME. To sign an online guestbook for Sarah, please visit
www.sperry-mchoul.com.
by
julia s. ferdinand
at
Mon Mar 31 18:27:04 UTC 2008
(ed. Apr 10 2008)
chiang mai,
Thailand
| Bookmark this
| Digg this
|
|
|
Very sad news indeed. Thanks for letting us know Julia. Signed the guestbook and hope this somehow will console the family a very little bit. Wendy
|
Absolutely heartbreaking….
i will go now and sign the guestbook as well…
thank you julia….
bob
|
You’ve gotta be kidding me. Fuck!
|
I’m very sad to hear this. My deepest sympathy extends toward her family.
|
|
|
|
|
it is heartbreaking news.
there is meant to be an obituary in next Sunday’s Boston Globe from her family.
there will be another memorial service at Sarah’s place of work, and i’ll post
those details as soon as i have them. Her family and friends are invited to attend.
i’ve gotten in touch with Sarah’s brother and he has given his blessing for
a photographic tribute to Sarah. Erica and i were discussing the best way to go
about this. please, please contribute your feelings and wishes. our initial thought
was a collection of photographs taken in Sarah’s memory to be auctioned for a
charity that Sarah supported.
not sure if it is doable, but it would be great to have a gathering in her honor,
show some of her work and have a chance to remember her amongst friends.
Sarah was a very caring person, she was always ready to give help to others.
on thursday last, i could only see a handful of people, only a few days later
there are literally thousands that Sarah touched with her friendship and
kindness, everyone struck with sorrow and disbelief at her passing.
Sarah’s brother, Jon expressed being overwhelmed with outpourings of love
and respect from so many people in the photographic world.
out of respect for her family, the cause has not yet been reported
by the coroner.
|
As I said before it is awful news.
Sarah was a good, kind and thoughtful person and it is a great loss.
Another guest book address is www.geocities.com/ruckypuck
I think her family would gather some comfort from everybodies thoughts and words.
|
|
|
It’s been a couple of weeks now since Sarah checked out. Has anyone heard the cause of her passing except for the reference to an “accident”.
|
What??? :( I never met her but she PM’d me a few times and you could tell she’s a real sweetheart. Very sad news..
|
|
|
No way! That’s very sad news.
|
|
|
|
|
Bill, Greg etc…the family wishes to keep the cause of Sarah’s death a private matter for now.
|
|
Get notified when someone replies to this thread:
|
 via RSS
Recommended
|
 via email
You can unsubscribe later.
|
|
|
Participants
|
Bob Black
Suspect Photog/Writer
(Dreamer- Archer-Husband-Dad)
Toronto
,
Canada
|
Keywords
|
