Pamela Sue Hergert

Pamela Sue Hergert left us on October 25th 2023 at the age of 72. To honor Pamela’s memory we are holding a celebration of life on November 6th 2023 at Romeros Funeral Home located at 1805 south Sheridan Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80231. Viewing, 10am-11am. Service 11am-12:30pm. Pamela will rejoin her husband Danny at Ft Logan National Cemetery following the service at 1pm. We invite anyone who knew Pamela to attend and remember her wonderful life. She was survived by her children Tracy (Troy) Withers, Tiffany (Derek) Irwin, Kevin (Jen) Hergert, Kris (Vanessa) Hergert ; 10 grandchildren, Dylan, Micheal, Jydein, Layla, Tyler, Kayleigh, Jeaven, Emma, Jesence and Kevin Daniel. She was proceeded in death by her parents William and Patrica Tague , her sister Becky Tague , her brother Lamante Young and her husband Daniel Hergert. A few weeks ago, Pam posted this poem on Facebook. I think it is most appropriate to share this today. It is not just a poem, but it is Pammy’s way of telling us that she is ok, and that she wants us to live our lives with joy and caring. TRAIN OF LIFE At birth, we boarded the train of life and met our parents, and we believed they would always travel by our side. However, at some station, our parents would step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. As time goes by, other people will board the train, and they will be significant; our siblings, friends, children and even the love of our life. Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum. Others will go so unnoticed that we don’t realize that they vacated their seats. This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells. Success consists of having good relationships with all passengers, requiring that we give the best of ourselves. The mystery to everyone is we do not know at which station we ourselves will step down. So, we must live in the best way—love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are. It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty, we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on this train of life. I wish you a joyful journey for the coming year on the train of life. Reap success and give lots of love. More importantly, thank God for the journey! Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train. Pam Hergert jumped on her train of life on July 3, 1951, in Hastings, Nebraska. She was the first of three beautiful daughters born to Pat and Bill Tague. The Tague family moved to Denver when Pam was just a little girl. Pam grew up in Arvada, attended Arvada West High School, and met Chuck Hamm, her first love, much to the chagrin of her mom and dad. Chuck and Pam were married in June, 1969. Soon after they greeted their own beautiful daughter, Tracey Sue. Pam was born to be a mother. She often said that the only thing she really wanted to do was have a family. Pam and Chuck were young, young, young when they married, and Viet Nam had taken its toll on their life together. After 3 years together, they divorced and Pam set about making a home for her and her beloved Tracey. She went to work for Sigman Meat Company, starting in the lab where she tested products for purity and conformity to FDA standards. She worked her way up to plant manager. All of her training was on the job. She had a tremendous work ethic and was very successful at Sigman’s for over 20 years. While at Sigman’s she welcomed another soul on her train of life. She had her second daughter, Tiffany, in 1975. Things were much different then, and she returned to work right after Tiff was born. There was no time for maternity leave—she had two little girls and she took care of them. I always marveled at how Pam just did what she had to do. She never thought about giving up or giving in. She never expected anyone to bail her out and never, ever expected anyone to take care of her. While at Sigmans, Pam became friends with Danny’s dad, Grandpa Hergert. He had the perfect match picked out for her---Uncle Johnny!! That didn’t deter fate from following up, though, and Grandpa’s plans went a little awry. Through this subtle matchmaking, Pam met Danny, and we all know how that story goes. Pam and Danny fell in love and were married a short time later. Pam and Danny loved the outdoors, and they shared a deep love for hunting, fishing and camping. It was typical of them to spend their honeymoon fishing in the Colorado wilderness. Danny took her hunting for the first time and she shot her first deer—7 times! Danny later told the boys that the meat was pretty good, what was left of it! Danny and Pam welcomed their first born son in September, 1980. Danny, being the proud dad to his son, bought Kevin a brand new dirt bike- a 1980 Honda, on the day he was born. Pam, being the ever present take charge kind of person that she was, decided to teach the boys to ride that dirt bike when they were old enough. Pam proceeded to get on the bike and show them how it was done. She ended up taking out a fence and landed in a pond!! But she did show them what not to do. Kevin was the spitting image of his father, with red hair and big blue eyes. Kevin was such a joy, and his two big sisters loved him to death. Pam had one more big surprise for Danny. Just 11months later, in August, 1981, they welcomed another little boy, Kristopher, to their family. Pam loved every minute of raising her family. She always told me that she just knew that having babies was what she was born to do!! Danny and Pam worked hard and loved hard. They raised all four of their kids with a love for the outdoors. Their vacations were spent together hunting, fishing and camping. Pammy was a great gardener and spent lots of time in the fall canning and freezing the fruits of her labor. Gardening was one of Pam’s favorite things to do, and very resourceful with her growing family. Another stop on the train of life devastated Pam. On November 6th, 2007, Danny died. Pam was heartbroken, but knew that she had to carry on. As she gathered all the pieces of her life, she found that Danny had, indeed, taken care of her to the end. She was able to pay off their house, all of their bills, and even buy suits for the boys with the money he had socked away. Danny was Pam’s soulmate, and it is fitting that Pam joins Danny today, on the 16th anniversary of his death. Although she missed Danny terribly, Pam knew that she had to take care of herself and her family. She surrounded herself with her kids and grandkids. She was so proud of her darling grandkids and bragged about their achievements to everyone. Each grandchild had a special place in Pam’s heart. I know that they are going to miss her physical presence, but the legacy that she leaves of love, giving and determination will carry them into their future. They have the responsibility to live her legacy in their lives. She was so proud of them and always knew that they would be ok. Pam also loved to have fun. Scratch tickets were her best friend! We all had a hard time believing that scratching all that icky silver paint on those tickets would pay off for her, but in 2018, she won $50,000 dollars—from a scratch ticket! She loved to gamble, and she and her good friend, Bonnie, would go to Cripple Creek every 4th of July to celebrate her birthday and watch the fireworks. One of my memories that will last forever was watching Pam feverishly scratch that icky silver paint off her scratch ticket on the afternoon she died. That’s dedication!! Pammy had so many qualities that I admired. She was so resilient and resourceful. She never gave up on anything or anyone. She always forgave transgressions and never held a grudge. I know that she dealt with so many things that would have broken the average person, and she got herself up, brushed herself off and started all over again. She showed that same grit during the last three years of her life. Cancer is scary and painful. Cancer is brutal. Pam faced her cancer with the same attitude that had sustained her throughout her life. She fought it with a vengeance, and when the time came that there were no more options for treatment, she looked it in the eye and faced the end of her life with dignity and on her own terms. She pulled into her final destination on this train of life on October 25th with her beloved family by her side, and Elvis singing her into heaven. Until we meet again, Dear Pammy. We will miss you, but we will not break. You taught us well that life is precious and so are memories. God speed.