Student perishes in off-campus blaze

 21-year-old undergraduate died April 5 in an early morning fire at her off-campus apartment in North Amherst.

     Katya G. Yerozolimsky of Andover was found unconscious in a first-floor bedroom and taken to Cooley Dickinson Hospital, but could not be revived. The junior Anthropology major emigrated with her family to the U.S. from the U.S.S.R. in 1988.

     The fire was discovered by an off-duty Amherst firefighter, who saw smoke coming from the one-story duplex at 98-100 Sand Hill Rd. Capt. David Miner was credited with saving the lives of four other residents of the house.

     The cause of the fire is under investigation.

     "Katya's death is a tragic loss for the University community, said interim dean of students Gladys Rodriguez. "We extend our sincere sympathies to her family and friends."
Yerozolimsky leaves her parents, George and Yelena of Andover, a brother, Ser-gey, and her grandparents.

     Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, April 11 at 10 a.m. at the Chapel at West Parish Garden Cemetery in Andover.