N. Linn Hendershot dies

May 03, 2008|By MARLO BARNHART

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In addition to working on the community/senior centers project, Hendershot said he wanted to help bring a program to the county that would make it easier to find people with autism and Alzheimer's disease if they wander off.

The program, known as Project Lifesaver, provides an electronic wristband that transmits a signal authorities can track by using a receiver in a helicopter or airplane.

"I'm not here to make a career," Linn Hendershot said in 2007. "I'm here to make a difference."

Niece Cynthia Hardin Perini said upon learning that her uncle was admitted to the hospital Tuesday, many people asked her if he was on life support.

"They didn't understand - he has been on life support for 12 years," she said.

As such, he had an incredible way of inspiring others to do things that needed to be done to help those with disabilities.

"Uncle Linn would often call us TABs, which stood for temporarily able bodied," Perini said.

Staff writer Andrew Schotz contributed to this story.

Memorials, services

The death of former Hagerstown City Councilman N. Linn Hendershot prompted memorial observances Friday in Hagerstown.

The Hagerstown Suns observed a moment of silence in Hendershot's memory before their game at Municipal Stadium. He was currently volunteering on the Suns Chili Cook Off committee.

The entrances to Hagerstown City Hall were draped in black cloth. Hendershot was a member of the Hagerstown City Council from 2001 to 2005.

Hendershot's younger brother, Tom, said visitation will be Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Douglas A. Fiery Funeral Home at 1331 Eastern Blvd.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Lunch will be provided at the Warfordsburg (Pa.) Presbyterian Church Faith Center after the service and before the burial at the church cemetery, Tom Hendershot said.

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