August Chazan-Gabbard died on October 15, 2013. He was born on March 5, 1999 in San Francisco to Ilene Chazan and Chris Gabbard. Due to birth complications, he lived with cerebral palsy and cognitive impairment. A resident of Jacksonville since 2001, he attended Mt. Herman and DLC Nurse & Learn. He is also survived by his eleven-year-old sister, Clio.
In 2011, a widely read essay about August appeared in "Papa PhD: Essays on Fatherhood" (Rutgers Univ. Press) and was reprinted as "A Life Beyond Reason" in the Chronicle of Higher Education and other publications. The essay argued that, despite his severe impairments, he was living a life full of joy and that his was a life worth living.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to DLC Nurse & Learn, 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 32205 (904) 387-0370, where August attended preschool and after school for nearly 13 years. There he was loved by all his classmates and teachers and will be dearly missed.
He also will be missed by his classmates and teachers at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center.
In 2011, a widely read essay about August appeared in "Papa PhD: Essays on Fatherhood" (Rutgers Univ. Press) and was reprinted as "A Life Beyond Reason" in the Chronicle of Higher Education and other publications. The essay argued that, despite his severe impairments, he was living a life full of joy and that his was a life worth living.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to DLC Nurse & Learn, 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 32205 (904) 387-0370, where August attended preschool and after school for nearly 13 years. There he was loved by all his classmates and teachers and will be dearly missed.
He also will be missed by his classmates and teachers at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center.
August Chazan-Gabbard died on October 15, 2013. He was born on March 5, 1999 in San Francisco to Ilene Chazan and Chris Gabbard. Due to birth complications, he lived with cerebral palsy and cognitive impairment. A resident of Jacksonville since 2001, he attended Mt. Herman and DLC Nurse & Learn. He is also survived by his eleven-year-old sister, Clio.
In 2011, a widely read essay about August appeared in "Papa PhD: Essays on Fatherhood" (Rutgers Univ. Press) and was reprinted as "A Life Beyond Reason" in the Chronicle of Higher Education and other publications. The essay argued that, despite his severe impairments, he was living a life full of joy and that his was a life worth living.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to DLC Nurse & Learn, 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 32205 (904) 387-0370, where August attended preschool and after school for nearly 13 years. There he was loved by all his classmates and teachers and will be dearly missed.
He also will be missed by his classmates and teachers at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center.
In 2011, a widely read essay about August appeared in "Papa PhD: Essays on Fatherhood" (Rutgers Univ. Press) and was reprinted as "A Life Beyond Reason" in the Chronicle of Higher Education and other publications. The essay argued that, despite his severe impairments, he was living a life full of joy and that his was a life worth living.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to DLC Nurse & Learn, 4101-1 College Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 32205 (904) 387-0370, where August attended preschool and after school for nearly 13 years. There he was loved by all his classmates and teachers and will be dearly missed.
He also will be missed by his classmates and teachers at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center.
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