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Morrie Sherry

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Morrie Sherry for Author Henry M. Silvert

When author Henry M. Silvert was six years old, he sailed off a cliff in Mexico, a secretly suicidal graduate student at the wheel. The young boy wound up in a two and a half months long coma. The driver died that night. Most feared Henry would never wake up. But wake up he did. And then he had to fight through pain and fog to relearn everything he’d known, from how to speak to how to walk.

Henry grew up to become a PhD sociologist and champion of human rights worldwide, like his parents, eminent Latin Americanist and political scientist Kalman H. Silvert, and sociologist and author Frieda M. Silvert. As a survey associate and statistician, he worked at The Conference Board for 23 years until his retirement, and co-authored numerous reports regarding business matters. He also worked on projects addressing, among other topics, childhood hunger, drug use, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He gave presentations at conferences on Chile’s return to democratic practices. As a visiting professor at the Colegio de Mexico, he taught comparative politics of Latin America, and taught various sociology courses as an adjunct professor in New York City as well. He was a member of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and The American Sociological Association (ASA). Aside from his professional work in the field, Silvert never missed an opportunity to speak with people from all backgrounds, and ages, about social issues of the day. He’d always impart wisdom infused with humor, not infrequently capping the moment with a sing-along of songs of social justice.

Sadly, Henry did finally succumb recently, to an illness. But fortunately, not before writing the stories of his life in his memoir, “An Indelible Event and Detour through a Global Childhood.”

Henry’s wife, Morrie Sherry, was with him through forty years of his journey. As a lifelong partner, and editorial advisor on the book, Morrie is dedicated to helping get the inspiring stories of Hank’s incredible optimism, humor and perseverance out to the world.

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