[Update] Dan Scharfman, Belmont School Committee Member, Dies at 55
Services for the School Street resident will be held Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at Beth El Temple.
Daniel Scharfman, a long-time resident who brought an analytical mindset along with a wry sense of humor to the Belmont School Committee, died on Monday, Jan. 21 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge after suffering a serious heart attack at his home last Tuesday. He was 55. The announcement of Scharfman's death was made at the annual Martin Luther King Community Breakfast at Belmont High School Monday morning. "Dan was a deeply committed being who made broad contributions to the town and we all feel a deep sadness with his passing," said Town Moderator Michael Widmer. "I'm terribly saddened to hear the news about Dan," said State Rep. Dave Rogers. "He was a great leader in the community as well as a very kind and decent human being." "…
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Evanthia Malliris
11:18 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
I am so very sorry to hear about Dan. My deepest sympathies to his family. I did not know Dan, but always thought that he was one of the good ones. more ›