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Lisa Hermes
April 16, 1955 - February 29, 2024
Lisa Martin Hermes (nee Lisa Ann Martin), aged 68, passed away in her Irondale, Alabama home on February 29, 2024. She is survived by her husband, Terry Hermes, her son Clinton Hermes and wife JJ, her daughter Leah McNac and husband Chris, and her brother Harold Martin and wife Valerie.
Lisa was born on April 16, 1955, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended East Wauwatosa High School and graduated in 1972. She then attended the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, and because of her exceptional intelligence and work ethic, graduated in only two years, in 1974, with a major in Philosophy. She was accepted as a Fellow into the graduate school Philosophy program at Marquette University. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1983.
She met her future husband Terry in her first year of grad school, and they were married in 1976. Her commitment to nurturing children with a strong emphasis on intellectual development paid off very well. Both children were outstanding students and now have successful careers.
Among her occupations during her working life, she had two favorites. One was the supervisor of the suicide hotline at the Birmingham Crisis Center during the 1990's and early 2000's. She recruited and trained phone counselors and fielded many suicide crisis phone calls herself. There is no way to measure how many lives she had a hand in saving, but it must have been quite a number.
Perhaps her favorite job was teaching philosophy courses at the college level. She taught one year at Miles College in Birmingham, and then for several years in the late 2000's and early 2010's as an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. By all accounts, she was a popular teacher, much-loved by her students.
Throughout her life, she was an ardent advocate for solid ethical standards in both public and private life, and always loved a good debate. She was an avid reader of fiction, especially mysteries and complex psychological plots.
She was also an avid follower of sports. Growing up in Milwaukee, she was of course raised as a Packer fan, and a fan of the Braves, who resided in Milwaukee when she was first introduced to sports in her childhood. When the Braves had the audacity to move to Atlanta, she disowned them, and remained steadfastly opposed to the Braves for the rest of her life. It was always a source of merriment to the rest of the family.
As a fitting memorial to Lisa, we encourage those who are willing and able, to contribute to the Birmingham Crisis Center. Here is the appropriate link: https:/www.crisiscenterbham.org/donate
(Published by Ridout's Trussville Chapel of Birmingham, AL)
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1955 - 2024 (68 years)
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