Wanda Echevarria Rosen Ph.D.

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Many decades ago the wonderful Wanda befriended me when we were pursuing our social work degrees. Wanda and Sy welcomed me into their home and I hope her sassy smart kind and gracious memory is a blessing

Rest in peace, Dr. Wanda Echevarria Rosen.

I have known Dr. Wanda as my therapist for four years. She helped me grow as a person and helped me enter adulthood through her words of wisdom. I just learned about her passing, and I would like to share my words. She was a great therapist, teacher, and a great soul who guided me through my life struggles as a late teenager/early adulthood. She was charismatic and wonderful, as she would make therapy sessions fun and engaging. She did a wonderful impact in my life and I truly want to let her...

I feel so blessed to have known Wanda, as a therapist, many years ago when my children were small. Her warm and engaging style coupled with her great laugh made visits with her a very special time. I looked forward to seeing her and sharing so much with her each week. Now, 20 years later, I happened upon her obituary while wrapping up my Passover dishes. It tore me apart. Such a special soul. May her memory be a blessing to all who knew and loved her so dearly.

I knew her first - way back in Peace Corps training in Bothell, Washington -- as Wanda Echevarria: a lifetime ago, and saw her last at a reunion in three+ years ago. She was and will always be, one of the most generous and loving people to grace my life -- and countless others. "Forever" isn't so daunting or fearsome knowing it will be graced by wonderful people; Wanda was, is, and always will be one of them. Her family must be awash in grief and loss. My heart and love (and prayers) go...