I remember a friendship forged over 50 years ago in Finland, where we both were Finnish- American "exiles".  Just this afternoon (!), April 4th, 2019, I was cleaning out a desk, and happened across a letter Karen had sent me in February 1965. Not sure why it had been saved (perhaps because of her meeting Martin Luther King in Oslo), but it inspired me to google her name. I am shocked to learn she had so recently passed away and am very sorry we lost touch over the years. She was exceptionally bright and vivacious, a very kind and caring human being.

Karen was an amazing mentor and enthusiastic supporter of my work and the arts at Southern New Hampshire University. I am so grateful to have known her and to have worked with her.