Latin School of Chicago

45 L AT I N S C H O O L O F C H I C A G O Elizabeth Jones Drewes '30 on May 9, 2013 Mary Straus Engleman '31 on January 27, 2013 Edwin Seipp Jr. '35 on January 3, 2014 Eric Theis '51 on April 28, 2014 Marcha Metzger Grant '60 on March 12, 2014 Lexie Kamerman '04 on January 17, 2014 I N M E M O R I A M Lexie Kamerman '04 1986-2014 "Lexie Kamerman made a difference in this world through her service to others. Lexie truly lived Martin Luther King's definition of greatness when he said, 'Everybody can be great...because everybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.'" – Head of School Randall Dunn By all accounts, Lexie Kamerman '04 was a committed, kind, warm person who lived out her convictions at every stage of life. e stories told of Lexie in the days following her death on January 17 revealed a person who was able to turn strangers into instant friends, and who showed fierce loyalty, determination to do well and do good, deep love of family and friends, and joy in life. A "lifer" at Latin, Lexie was a dedicated student and talented athlete. She started practicing with the varsity water polo team while still in middle school. In high school, she was a three-time Illinois All-Conference selection and helped Latin's team to become one of the top 20 teams in the state between 2001 and 2004. As a senior, Lexie earned All-State and Most Valuable Player honors and helped to lead the Romans to a second- place finish in the state sectional tournament. After graduating from Latin, Lexie went on to Knox College, where she continued to play water polo and majored in environmental studies and in anthropology and sociology. She worked for a time for the Collegiate Water Polo Association and then enrolled at the University of Arizona to earn a master's degree in higher education. Later she worked at Elon College in North Carolina as an assistant director of residence life. In 2013, Lexie accepted a job as a student development specialist at the American University of Afghanistan with the goal of helping the young women of Afghanistan improve their lives through education. She enjoyed teaching the women to be effective resident advisors, taught several how to ride bicycles, and introduced them to the joy of pixie sticks. Lexie was killed in a terrorist attack on a café in Kabul on January 17, 2014. Daughter of Ali Pohn McCarthy '75, Lexie was part of a family with deep roots in the Latin community. She is missed by all who loved her. e Latin community mourns the loss of one of our own. Lexie Kamerman '04

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