Cynthia Danette Froehlich

"There is a land of the living and the land of the departed; and the only bridge is love". The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. Cynthia Danette Froehlich, age 59, on November 21st, 2024, slipped away after a brief illness, with her sister Wanda and a good friend, Diane, at her side. She is survived by her mother, Diane Scheeler and sister Wanda Dodd. Her father, Clarence Froehlich and sister Tamara O'Brien, preceded her in death. Cindy was born in Dickinson, N.D., but lived most of her life in the PNW, in Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA. She attended Columbia River high school and Clark Community College where she earned an associates' degree. She worked most of her adult life, settled in at Adventist Health (AH) in Portland, OR for 24 years, as a dedicated, dependable mainstay in the clinic, as a front desk patient coordinator . She left behind numerous current and prior co-workers that she much enjoyed and cared for deeply, many of which were long-time friends that she maintained contact with. Cindy did some traveling on her own for new and necessary life adventures. She traveled to Hawaii and lived there for a year being a nanny. Chicago was the necessary, for a heart surgery, with a physician experienced with her condition. Many family vacations took place at the Oregon coast and visiting many relatives in nearby states. Cindy is one of the strongest women I've ever known especially given she lived life with multiple health challenges over the years, starting in her 20s, but she lived it valiantly. This gentle warrior woman, was courageous, handling each challenge straight-fowardly and head on, without complaint, each time; it was just her way. Every single one. She didn't feel sorry for herself nor voiced her fears to very many. I read recently that "in a training session, a doctor said 'just because your patients are resilient doesn't mean they aren't suffering.' A concept of co-existence that resilience is often out of necessity and doesn't mean someone is "okay." This to me is why she was an unsung warrior. Her body was tired and tired of being tired and she's no longer struggling and that's all we could ever want, no matter how valiantly she lived life, in courage and determination. At the end, she was at peace, as told by the chaplain that visited her a number of times, in shared discussions. Her Celebration of Life is at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver, WA on 4/5/25 at 1 pm. it will be live-streamed and can be accessed through this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/a25033409870789 Please, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hope Dementia Support in Vancouver, WA or a local cancer center.

Cynthia Danette Froehlich

March 19, 1965 - November 21, 2024