In Memory

Sara Atatimur - Class Of 1979

Sara Atatimur '84

Published in May 16, 1990, issue (Princeton University)

SARA ATATIMUR died on Nov. 27, 1989, from injuries suffered in a traffic accident. At the time of her death she was a teacher at Helen Keller Services in Brooklyn, and a candidate for a clinical psychology Psy.D. at Rutgers.

At Princeton Sara was well known for her commitment to feminism and anti-nuclear policies. As a sophomore, she blocked the entrance to the Pentagon with other members of an activist women's group, and spent ten days in jail after refusing to identify herself to authorities. A NASSAU WEEKLY article in her junior year identified Sara as one of Princeton's "core group" of political activists and noted her refusal, though she had been blind from birth, to be stereotyped as helpless or submissive. As a senior, Sara won the PRINCE's award for outstanding contributions to campus life.

Following graduation Sara completed the computer application program for the visually handicapped at Baruch College (C.U.N.Y.), and planned a career as a psychologist, counseling minority and handicapped per¬sons. She was an active member of the National Theatre Workshop for the Handicapped.

The Class extends its heartfelt sympathies to Sara's parents and her entire family. Contributions may be made in her name to the Dean for Students with Special Needs, Princeton Univ., or to Recording for the Blind, Princeton Unit, 36A Hibben Rd., Princeton, N.J. 08540.



 
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11/11/08 11:47 AM #1    

Suzan Atatimur (Hemstock) (1978)

You may be gone...but you'll never be forgotten...
Rest In Pace beautiful sister......
yours forever...
Suzan

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