Susan Mary Sherwin Sarjeant-Green

The one person qualified to be Susan Mary Sherwin Sarjeant-Green, has completed that task. Would she were still in school. A lifelong scholar and traveler, Sherwin was born in Omaha NB on March 19, 1965, to Faye (Rasmussen) Sarjeant and Bill Sarjeant. They relocated to Wichita KS, then to Dallas TX. She completed secondary school in Clear Lake near Nassau Bay TX. With her passion for theatre she studied mathematics at Baylor University, where she chose to answer to her middle name, and earned her BA in English Literature. Upon graduation in ‘87, she moved to Little Rock AR for a conversation with Norman L Green that lasted the rest of her days. They married, helped build a theatre company (Reponde de Capite), and brought forth their first son, Addicus. Sherwin earned post graduate credits at UALR, worked two jobs plus nights at the theatre. In 1993, she moved her family to Bellingham, WA in time for her second son, Keaton, to be born in the city where her boys knew a permanent home. Sherwin raised her precious sons, kept books for the family business, and completed her MA at Antioch University. As mental health counselor, she listened with open heart to her “kiddos” and helped them find understanding and hope. Years after their sessions, young people sought her to thank Sherwin for her impact. Sherwin laughed at ordeals she survived, mourned friends she lost, and remembered everyone. She breathed her last on August 25, 2021, in her own home. She is survived by her parents, Bill and Faye, her sister, Peggy Sarjeant, her husband, Norman, her dear sons, Addicus and Keaton, and innumerable friends. Sherwin kept faith in the power of the ballot and the need for women in elected office. In lieu of flowers, donate to malala.org or sheshouldrun.org. Sherwin would have you tell your whole story. Someone will hear you.
Photo credit to Sherwin’s dear friend, Ray Stilson.