Sheldon Perloff passed away in September 2007 at 60 years of age. He lived in the Florida Keys and was a counselor for the Florida Keys Community College. The college named a classroom for him after his death. - Jeff Strongin
Sheldon Perloff and I had many good tomes together. I remember him on the Fencing Team with me, playing on the train tracks near his house, putting pennies on the tracks and I remember him at my Bar Mitvah. I was sad to see that he died in 2007. He would have been one of the neighborhood memories I would have wanted to recapture. - Lewis Rothstein
SHELDON 'SHEL' PERLOFF
With his wife, Bobi, and family by his side, Shel Perloff, 59, died on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, after a long battle with cancer.
Born and raised in
He was a firm believer in the practices of spiritual enlightenment with an emphasis on Siddha yoga and meditation.
He was responsible for expanding and improving CROP (College Reach Out Program), more widely known as the College Explorers, located at
He is survived by his wife, Bobi; their two sons, Corey of Winchester, Va., and Jesse of Sugarloaf; two daughters-inlaw, Jessica and Jenney; and four grandchildren, Malik, Ethan, Jazlyn and Jenesis.
A memorial service in celebration of Shel's life is planned for 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at Castillo and Thurston's Key West Mortuary,