The College will hold a memorial service tomorrow for Amy Naparstek '95, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Collis Center.
Naparstek died in a single-car accident on Dec. 30, when she lost control of her car north of the Canadian border.
The framework for the service will be Ma'ariv and Havdalah -- evening prayers followed by the traditional Jewish ceremony to end the Sabbath. Anyone wishing to share a few words about Naparstek will be encouraged to do so at the service, according to Kristin Canavan '97.
There will be a light supper following the service and people can speak with the Naparstek family at that time, Canavan said.
Canavan said Naparstek was working on research for the Harvard University Department of Psychology for the year and planned to attend medical school next year.
Canavan attended Naparstek's funeral in Acton, Mass. She and College Rabbi Daniel Siegel decided that a memorial service at Dartmouth would allow students at Dartmouth to remember Naparstek, she said.
Both Hillel and Delta Delta Delta sorority, of which Naparstek was a member, are sponsoring the service.
"I felt it needed to be done and the students felt it needed to be done," Siegel said.
Naparstek's family will attend the service, Siegel said, "and the service will provide us with an opportunity to share Amy's love for and life at Dartmouth."
Siegel described Naparstek as "an extraordinary woman with a great love for community service. A woman who would have made a great doctor."
Canavan described Naparstek as "an incredibly fun person and a great friend, a good listener who cared a great deal about other people."
Canavan added that she "did not realize how hard it would be to come back to campus after the funeral."
"I forget sometimes how much we define Dartmouth in terms of those around us," Canavan said. "Dartmouth has seemed very different to me knowing Amy is gone."
Jessica Duda '96, Tri-Delta's past president, said, "Amy was one of the most dynamic individuals I have ever met. She was truly a great friend."
The members of Tri-Delta are discussing a community service award in Amy's memory, and the class of 1995 Tri-Deltas would like to plant a tree between Tri-Delta and Hillel in her honor, Duda said.
