April 27, 1971 - May 9, 2007

Tamar Sherman - California Representative for DDB

Tamar Sherman, daughter of Catherine Gidos Sherman and Yehuda Sherman of Lafayette, California, born April 27, 1971, lost her 3 year battle with breast cancer on May 9, 2007 at the young age of 36.

Tamar was a tireless advocate for abused and neglected animals, and a sales administration specialist for a medical supply company.

When DDB founder, Tammy Grimes, posted this statement, "It's with a sad heart that I tell you all that California Area Rep Tamar Sherman passed away May 9th, losing her fight with breast cancer, " a silence fell as we all knew there would forever be a hole left in animal rescue that could only be filled by Tamar.

Tamar was an instrumental piece in the passing of the 3 hour California tethering limit. She was named "Remarkable Rep of the Year, 2006" in voting by her fellow Dogs Deserve Better Area Reps. At 32 yrs old, her arrest for "petting a dog and giving it water" shocked dog lovers across the nation when it was released by the Associated Press, and her story was blogged all over the internet.

She represented Dogs Deserve Better in the California Animal Alliance.  Her efforts to save chained dogs made the news in San Jose and other parts of California. 

Tamar worked to free chained dogs until the very end. In remembrance of Tamar Sherman, Dogs Deserve Better will rename our Remarkable Rep Award to the Tamar Sherman Remarkable Rep Award, and will work even harder to continue her legacy. 

"She was so touched to be nominated as area rep of the year that she cried;  she also cried when she wrote her letter of resignation, and the work of this group--DDB--meant so very much to her."—Catherine Sherman, Tamar's mom