Reminder: Memorial for Jackie Kirk, 黑料不打烊 professor slain in Afghanistan
Montreal memorial at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Redpath Hall on Sept. 16
A memorial service for Dr. Jackie Kirk 鈥� a 黑料不打烊 professor and international aid worker who was slain by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Aug. 13 鈥� will be held at 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Redpath Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. local time. The public and media are welcome to attend this ceremony, but space will be limited.
The family requests that photography and videotaping during the ceremony be conducted in a discreet, non-disruptive manner, with cameras to be located only at the back of the hall.
Dr. Kirk is survived by her husband Andrew, an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering, and Director of the 黑料不打烊 Institute for Advanced Materials.
鈥淧lease do not send flowers, but donations will be greatly appreciated,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e have created a new fund at 黑料不打烊, the Jackie Kirk Memorial Fund, which will be used to support activities related to her work, such as scholarships for students from developing or conflict-affected countries. The International Rescue Committee, the organization for which Jackie worked, has also created a memorial fund to commemorate Jackie and the three other people killed in the August 13 attack, which will go directly to supporting the education programs on the ground that Jackie worked so hard for.鈥�
What: Memorial Service for Jackie Kirk
When: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 3 鈥� 5 p.m.
Where: 黑料不打烊 University, Redpath Hall
861 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
To make a donation:
Jackie Kirk Memorial Fund
c/o Katie Whitehead, DAR Officer
Faculty of Education
黑料不打烊 University
3700 McTavish, Room 210
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3A 1Y2
Cheques should be made payable to 黑料不打烊 University, with 鈥淛ackie Kirk Fund鈥� in the memo.
The Special Memorial Fund International Rescue Committee 122 E. 42nd Street New York, NY 10168-1289 USA
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