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SHERVERT H. FRAZIER

Acton, Massachusetts

Jun 12, 1921 – Mar 3, 2015 (Age 93)

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BORN
June 12, 1921
DIED
March 3, 2015
AGE
93
LOCATION
Acton, Massachusetts

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FRAZIER, Shervert H., MD DN Age 93 of Wellfleet and Acton, formerly of Belmont and Concord. March 3, 2015. Husband of the late Gloria B. Frazier. Father of Elise F. Woodward and husband Alan of Concord, Rosalie Frazier and husband Ken Rekow of Bainbridge Island, WA, Stephen P. Frazier of...

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sherv. was. my. main. mentor. at. PI during my psych residency. he later was my oldest sons mentor. during his residency at. harvard. at. brents. (forester) graduation. sherv. told the crowd. we have the best. and the worst residents i have ever. taught here. pointing at e as worst and. brent as best. It was great.

Such a pleasure to have met you at your granddaughter's wedding. My cousin worked with you and so did my neighbor. They spoke highly of you.

Dr. Frazier was the doctor who made me feel welcomed when I was applying for a residency in psychiatry back in 1963 -when he was the second in command at New York State Psychiatric Institute. As a result I chose "P.I." for my residency, Dr. Frazier was my model of a wonderful psychiatrist, and a man who took me under his wing, encouraged me, taught me, and was the man I hope to emulate. His heart was as big as his body. I kept in touch over the years, and had a long and pleasant chat with him...

Pat Riley and I were so honored to meet Dr. Frazier last summer at his granddaughter Lauren's wedding. What an amazing person! Turns out even some of my childhood friends knew and highly respected him, as he was well-known nationally as a leader in the field of psychiatry. Our love, condolences and prayers to Elise and to his whole family.

To Dr. Frazier's family; I am sure that you have heard from so many who feel they owe him their lives. I had heard about Sherv Frazier for years (he had treated my mother in the 60s in Houston) and arranged to pick him up at the airport so that I could finally meet the man himself. My mother's quixotic moods and deep depressions were inexplicable and I was struggling to comprehend this terrible illness. I recall him telling me "when I became a doctor, we had nothing to give to those who...

Dr. Frazier was one of the most important mentors I had as a forensic psychologist. He inspired so many mental health professionals.

I echo my brother's sentiments exactly! Because Dr. Frazier knew my whole family by the time I got to him, he was able to guide me through my own deep depression with skill, wisdom and compassion. I too, quite literally, owe him my life. I think of him often with deep gratitude, love, and respect.
Victoria Mudd, Los Angeles

In 1958, I was a college dropout in about as bad shape emotionally as it is possible to be and still be on the street. 18 years old and in desperate need of help. I "found" Shervert Frazier. He saw me everyday for six months and the three times a week for another six months.Then he nudged me out into life. At age twenty, I traveled through Europe and the Middle East by myself. Backpack, unaccompanied. He had worked a miracle. He was warm and empathetic, always responsive, attentive, and...

As a clinical psychologist I met Sherv in 1973 when I joined the newly instituted Child and Adolescent Program at McLean. I always found him to be a very genuine, caring, compassionate man. I will never forget the day he came to meet with some of the child patients in our inpatient unit and they were all impressed with how he listened and responded to them with so much empathy and respect. He was truly a wonderful man and psychiatrist. Bob Brooks