Rosalinda Herranz

It is with broken hearts that we share the passing of Rosalinda “Roj” Herranz in Crownsville, Maryland, just before her 57th birthday. She is finally free of the chronic pain she carried for many, many years, caused by serious injuries collected over her life. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she attended Glendale Community College and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Occidental College with a major in Kinesiology and a minor in Art History. She is remembered by friends and family as a loving, generous, beautiful, intelligent, creative, and vibrant soul with a great laugh and bold spirit. She lived in Hawaii right after high school, then returned to her home in California for several years, where she began a career as a flight attendant. Her curiosity and taste for adventure fed her love of travel with siblings or friends to Europe, Thailand, African safaris, Belize, and scuba diving in the Blue Hole. Unfortunately, her career as a flight attendant was cut short by a serious workplace accident. Still wanting to be of service to others, she discovered her life’s work as a highly trained and gifted Massage Therapist. We remember her as a gentle warrior - charging ahead despite chronic pain, always building her strength and trying new therapeutic approaches, then using that knowledge to help others heal. We all miss her intuitive healing touch and continue to benefit from the knowledge she imparted when she taught us self-care techniques, which we taught to other people in pain - a legacy of healing. Dedicated to her family, she was central to every celebration, from setting up, cooking, participating in activities, to cleaning up afterward. As an aunt, she was very involved, teaching about science, exposing them to new experiences, and sharing her love of the outdoors by taking them rollerblading, camping, hiking, and bouldering. She loved all dogs, but especially her Dalmatian, Dodger. He lived a long life and kept her company on the cross country road trip to Maryland when her big dreams for the future led her there in the early 2000s. Later, she gave her heart to a rescued cattle dog, Sydney. Buying her little cabin on the river’s edge in Crownsville was a proud achievement and she cherished walks through the trees with her dog or simply sitting on her deck, surrounded by nature. She is survived by her siblings, nieces, and nephew: sister Diana and her children, Sonia and Noah and his wife, Natalie; brother Joaquin; sister Leticia and brother-in-law Joe, and their daughter Ava. She is predeceased by her parents, Joaquin and Silvia Herranz. She will be missed by our aunt, cousins and friends across the country. Our family is especially grateful to Roji’s kind and supportive neighbors, Mike and Emie Stratton. They provided a safe harbor during her final years, when she needed it most.

Rosalinda Herranz

October 18, 1967 - October 4, 2024