Sherri Cavan

Sherri was a dynamic presence on the SFS sociology faculty when I enrolled as an undergraduate in 1968. She was eccentric, energetic, creative, and fun. She was part of a group of sociology faculty at the time that promoted ethnography, and she inspired us with her Hippies of the Haight, a pioneer work on the then still emerging hippie culture. She also threw great parties with fascinating people and great food and drink. Her little Victorian home in the Haight was a symbol of Bohemianism,...

Sherri was a professor of mine in graduate school. She was very inspiring and a fun spirit. Condolences to her family.

Roxanne Aubert Hogan

May God be your refuge and stronghold in this time of your loss. (Psalm 91:2)