Good Morning Family and Friends.

I feel compelled to share one last Caring Bridge with you.  
As many of you know, 4 days after the funeral, my sister and her husband and I were positive w Covid-19.  Fortunately, our symptoms were mild and we are now a week out of quarantine and doing very well!  Yeah!

The following is my memorial tribute to Pat that I shared at his Memorial Reception at HTC the day before his funeral.

I had a Husband, a Lover and a Friend. His name was Pat Hermanson.

Pat and I were blessed with wonderful families growing up. Then our live together blessed us with 3 wonderful children.  Pat was a great father and we shared so much pride in them, watching them as devoted spouses, partners and parents. We’ve made lifelong friends from West Point C-3 Fighting Cocks, to Billings and Pocatello during Pats’s hospital administration career, and finally to Colorado.

Shortly before moving to Colorado, Pat turned to me and asked, “Do you think we will make any friends there?”  “Of course!” I said.  Our friends at HTC, you are the friends Pat wasn’t sure he’d make and you added so much fun to our days here. To Pat’s last days.

Pat was my soldier. His last war with Cancer was not his to win, but he courageously showed up for every battle, never wanting to give up. In the end, he was tired and ready to go. God gave him to me for over 47 years, then sent his angels to bring him home.  His trials and suffering are over. He is beautiful and whole again with a strong heart and he’s cancer free! He is basking in God’s glory for eternity.

I believe the world is a better place because Pat was among us. He didn’t walk on water, but his strength, kindness, generosity, wisdom, courage, compassion and strong faith made him easy to love and admire. Reminding us to “ Just do the right thing.” 

All of us, family and friends, we will grieve and mourn together. We will continue to tell stories and console each other. We will remember Pat- bother, husband, father, grandfather, soldier and friend. We will carry on and continue our lives. And maybe once in a while, when you are golfing or fishing, playing or praying, you may pause and wonder if he isn’t beside you again.

Yes, I had a Husband, a Lover, and a Friend. His name was Pat Hermanson.

I thank you all for your prayers, support, kindnesses, meals, visits, support and love you have shown to me and my family in the days since Pats passing. I need you all! Thank you also, who donated to the Bodhi Battalion and American Cancer Society in Pat’s memory.  

God Bless you all. 

ONWARD!
Karen