Kristen Gerlach

"We are all here for a micro instant. We don´t fret about the eternity which preceded us, and we obsess about the eternity to follow. Yet, in the 4fh dimension of time, each moment is also an eternity. For us, mere mortals, the shame is when we waste those moments, as the sum total reverberates forever, happy or sad, as it emanated from the beginning. It is not how long we live which matters, but rather how we live." On behalf of myself, and the Regiment of Graduates, friends, and...

Kristen was a fiercely independent spirit and a loyal friend. She was someone who never did anything halfway. Whether it was laughing too hard at the wrong moment, planning last-minute road trips, or standing by the people she loved without hesitation. She was blunt, funny, brilliant, and often one step ahead of the rest of us. But behind her dry wit and sharp comebacks was a deeply compassionate person who showed up - every single time it mattered. And while her absence is sharp and...