As previously mentioned, Charles W. “Chuck” Sherrod, DC, MPH, CIE (Certified Industrial Ergonomist) passed on Saturday, October 31, 2015 peacefully at home with his family.
Dr. Sherrod’s memorial service details:
Date: Monday, November 16, 2015
Time: 2pm-3pm* *A reception will immediately follow the service.
Location: Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (also known as Menlo Church)
950 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Flowers and letters of condolence are welcome as well. There will be a designated place at the church for these items. Additionally, we will have a memento to sign for staff, students and faculty on campus in the next few days. It will be located in the Sid Square area.
To mention once more, Dr. Sherrod joined Life West as Director of the Ergonomics Institute in 2007 and taught elective courses in Ergonomics. His indefatigable spirit and passion for chiropractic and the role that ergonomics plays in maintaining total, holistic health was legendary. He always was a corner stone in supporting the safety and health of the college community with job task analyses and recommendations for training, exercises and team-building to increase the adoption of safe work behaviors.
He was the founder of OccuCom, founder of NetErgonomics, an active member of the Bay Area Ergonomics Roundtable (BAER group) and the principal investigator of Chiropractic studies employing ergonomics assessments and interventions. Dr. Sherrod also was the lead author of a chiropractic-ergonomic case study and a case series done at Life West and he was a regular contributor of poster presentations at ACC-RAC.
“I have never heard a bad word uttered about Dr. Sherrod. He was universally loved by all who were lucky enough to cross his path. He was a very caring and loving person and he will be greatly missed on the Life West campus. We will remember him always as an important part of our history,” said Life West President, Dr. Brian Kelly.
Former President Dr Gerry Clum shared his fondness and respect for Dr. Sherrod, “Chuck was the consummate professional and always put his students, his clients and the profession first. We will miss him.”
