Wednesday, March 16, 2016

My thoughts about Dean Sherwin

It is with a sense of great loss that I report the passing of Dean Sherwin. I knew Dean as a fun and intelligent soul and engaged Lake Worth resident who gave of his time to serve on the Planning and Zoning Board. He also became a significant part of the "Cottages of Lake Worth" book project, which is just now nearing completion. Most of the text happens to be his work, much of which was done during a period of ill health. He poured his intelligence and wit into those pages and helped stimulate all of our thought processes. His text is surrounded by pictures of the cottages that he loved. The book will have a new layer of meaning now. I would like to think that his engagement in the process allowed him to enjoy life a little longer. Lake Worth is less today with his loss, but we will be able to cherish his gifts long after. We are working on a special way to memorialize Dean in the final edition.