Obituary: Naman Shah, spread charity and friendship
By Todd Feathers, News Correspondent
While visiting a poverty stricken region of the Dominican Republic during a Social Enterprise Institute trip, Naman Shah stopped when he came across a shirtless boy. The Northeastern student, known to friends for his many acts of quiet charity, did not hesitate in taking the shirt off his back and giving it to the child.
Mr. Shah, a finance, marketing and entrepreneurship major, died of multiple organ failure Oct. 5. He was
Mr. Shah was born Aug. 26, , in Milford to Shreyaunsh and Varsha Shah. He lived his entire life in Milford before leaving to attend college at Northeastern.
Throughout elementary and middle school, he enjoyed playing soccer and video games, but most of all he took pleasure in making others laugh, his father said.
“He was a happy kid. He had a good sense of humor and liked to joke around,” Shah said.
In high school Mr. Shah was a member of the tennis team, math team and chess club.
While at Northeastern, Shah was involved in UTSAV, a South Asian student group, according to business school Dean Hugh Courtney. He was formerly a staff member of the Huntington News
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