Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Herman, Lucy Spigel January 29, 2021
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Lucy Spigel Herman passed quietly on January 29, 2021, to join her beloved 
soulmate Frederick Herman.
Her family and friends will remember her always as a great teacher and 
compassionate individual who unabashedly spoke her mind. Lucy invariably defined 
herself as a teacher whether in the classroom of the Norfolk public schools, 
tutoring students with learning disabilities in her home office, or counseling 
those who sought her out for guidance with their own life challenges. She and 
Fred enjoyed a lifetime of art, travel, and companionship. Passionate believers 
in the power of art to teach and inspire, they gifted their collection to the 
University of Virginia and University of Delaware. Lucy cared deeply for animals 
- especially animals in need of nurture. Cats and dogs rescued from the streets 
found comfort in their homes alongside basenjis and Scotties. Pedigree or stray, 
they all received care in equal measure. Lucy loved to write. After retirement, 
she penned two illustrated books for children and a memoir that focused on her 
experiences as an advocate for desegregation in the schools in the 1960s. She 
invariably chose a path that spoke to social justice even when her stance drew 
the disapprobation of others. She lived by example and that example made those 
who came into her orbit better people.
Lucy is survived by her two children: Bernard L. Herman and Fredrika Herman 
Jacobs as well as her son-in-law Paul Jacobs, daughter-in-law Rebecca Herman, 
granddaughters Jessica Jacobs Roussanov and Lania Rebecca Herman, great grandson 
Peter Roussanov, and her caregiver and companion Agnes Nuno.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that gifts in Lucy's name be made to local 
chapters of the ASPCA.
Burial will be private.


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