CHRISTEN HERMAN
1962-2021
GOD OF THE LIVING
A Blessing
When the wall
between the worlds
is too firm,
too close.
When it seems
all solidity
and sharp edges.
When every morning
you wake as if
flattened against it,
its forbidding presence
fairly pressing the breath
from you
all over again.
Then may you be given
a glimpse
of how weak the wall
and how strong what stirs
on the other side,
breathing with you
and blessing you
still,
forever bound to you
but freeing you
into this living,
into this world
so much wider
than you ever knew.
—Jan Richardson
Christen Herman
- Born March 26th, 1962
- Daughter, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, wife, friend, and singer
- Left us on February 10th, 2021
Christen’s survivors include her husband, Peter Rood; her son, Paul Herman, and his wife, Hannah Fegley, and daughter Sadie; her daughter, Kaija Hansen; her mother and stepfather, Cynthia and Bob Galletley; her stepmother, Connie Smith; her brother, Chad Smith, and his wife, Darlene, and daughter Casey; her former-husband and friend, Martin Herman; her former mother-in-law, Patricia Hansen; her stepsister, Vivianne Razzouk, and niece and nephews Nathalie, Brandon, Mark, and Benjamin. Christen fully embraced her stepchildren, who are also grieving her loss: her stepson Dylan Rood, and his wife, Anna, and children Milo and Juliana; her stepson Julian Rood and his wife, Thuy; and her stepdaughter, Hilary Watford, and her husband, Jay, and children Avey and Nash. So many more family, loved ones, and friends are missing Christen every day.
