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Virginia mother, wife of terrorist attack victims sends message of peace
Scherr is a long-time foundation member, as were her family members. Alan Scherr, 58, and Naomi Scherr, 13, died when Islamic terrorists attacked the Oberoi Trident Hotel where they stayed. When it was over, the Scherrs were found under a cafeteria table, shot dead. “I was basically shot along with them, just not physically, Kia Scherr recalled. “I was in shock.
GoDanRiver - Nov 16, 2009
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Community mourns slain members
The Scherrs' loved ones also spoke, sometimes fighting tears. Scherr was a devoted husband and father known as simply Al, said his brother, Mark Scherr, who recalled he was a brilliant scholar and teacher who always followed his own path, loved ham radios and was sometimes even weird, to laughter. Kia Scherr's brother and her sons Adam and Aaron Butler (Naomi's half-brothers), spoke lovingly.
GoDanRiver - Dec 15, 2008
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Terror hits home
The murders of Nelson County's Alan Scherr and his 13-year-old daughter Naomi in the Mumbai, India, terrorist attacks are a reminder that while our country has been spared since 9/11, other countries haven't been so fortunate. Scherr and his daughter were on a spiritual pilgrimage to India. Kia Scherr, the wife and mother of the Nelson County victims, sent out her “love, forgiveness and compassion to the terrorists during a news conference Tuesday.
GoDanRiver - Dec 4, 2008
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(UPDATE): Synchronicity Foundation leader describes India attacks
It's a loss to the community. A Web site, www.alanandnaomi.com, was established Friday in memory of the Scherrs. Alan Scherr, 58, and his 13-year-old daughter Naomi, were on a retreat with members from the spiritual community in Mumbai and were killed at the Oberoi Hotel when it was attacked. The spiritual community's leader Master Charles Cannon and all members of the Synchronicity delegation who were not at the restaurant where the Scherrs died were released uninjured and were transported to s...
GoDanRiver - Dec 2, 2008
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Foundation officials tell how Nelson County residents died in attacks
Alan Scherr, 58, and his daughter, Naomi Scherr, 13, were with a group from the organization at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai when it was attacked. Scherr came to the organization when his daughter was just two months old. Besides Scherr and his daughter, four others were in the café when gunmen entered “and just started shooting,“ Garvey said.
GoDanRiver - Nov 28, 2008
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Nelson County residents killed in attack
Alan Scherr, 58, and his daughter Naomi Scherr, 13, were in India for a spiritual retreat with the Synchronicity Foundation.
GoDanRiver - Nov 28, 2008
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Two Nelson County residents missing in India
Alan and Naomi Scherr, who live at the foundation's monastery near Wintergreen resort, are unaccounted for, according to Bobbie Garvey, the group's vice president. Alan and Naomi Scherr have been missing since the attacks hit the hotel.
GoDanRiver - Nov 27, 2008
