Lynne Elaine Ferguson Herdrich

>HERDRICH Lynne Elaine Ferguson Herdrich passed peacefully at home on April 14, 2007 from breast cancer at the age of 56, a daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was an artist, photographer, nurse midwife and accomplished musician. She was a beautiful woman with a soul to match and a magnetism that enriched the lives of her family and countless friends. She is survived by husband, Floyd Herdrich; daughters, Sarah Herdrich and Jesse Windley; and her grandchildren, Thomas and Austin Windley. Also surviving are father, Robert Ferguson; brother, Rob Ferguson; and sisters, Anne Lecuyer and Jan Ferguson. Lynne attended Columbia College (Mo.) and the University of Iowa, receiving the BA in Fine Arts and pursuing the MA in Fine Arts Photography before teaching at APEIRON Workshops in New York state. Her life long commitment to study continued, gaining a Masters in Nursing from Pace University to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. Later, she became a Nurse Midwife, studying at the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in Hyden, Ky. Lynne embraced the holistic approach throughout her years of nursing. She served on the Board of the American Holistic Nurses Association and helped 2000 babies into this world. As Lynne's professional life transitioned from the Fine Arts to the Healing Arts, she pursued spiritual studies with the Arica Institute and studied and taught with the School of Tai Chi Chuan, 1978 to present. Lynne's life thread was music. An accomplished classical pianist from a young age, she studied and taught mountain lap dulcimer and auto-harp in her last decade. She drew in those around her, teaching and encouraging their playing. She generously shared the beauty of her musical gifts with family, friends, neighbors and church. This Spring Lynne was awarded the Robert Force scholarship for Innovation in Dulcimer Playing. A memorial service will be held Sunday, 29 April 2007, at 3 p.m. at West Richmond Church of the Brethren, 7612 Wanymala Rd. Memorial donations may be directed to Birth Center, Southern Dominion Health System, P.O. Box 1267, Emporia, Va., 23847 and/or The Patty Gorman Heart Fund, c/o Tina Curren, 42 Bittersweet Ave., Hampton Bays, N.Y., 11946.