Sufi Remembrance

Sharen Mahbuba Seedman Baker passed away peacefully in her Hartford home on March 28, a Sufi Initiate for over 35 years.  At 77-years young, she left the world too soon, just 50 days after receiving a diagnosis of glioblastoma. But she was ready, reminding her devastated family that “Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore.” (Luke 12:7) Sharen died the way she lived–on her own terms, with hospice care in her beloved Armsmear apartment, surrounded by her family, friends, books, and art.Sharen was the daughter of the late Willard Seedman and Nellie McGann. After graduating from St. Joseph’s College and the University of Connecticut, she worked as a special education teacher in Connecticut, Wisconsin, Nevada, and California. She was a lifelong learner, a member of MENSA, a Reiki master, a painter, a social justice champion, and a spiritual seeker. Sharen was a long-time member of Grace Episcopal Church and sang in the choir there. She also studied Sufism for many years and meditated daily. Sharen loved travel, visiting every continent and participating in medical missions in Africa and South America.