In addition to Angel and Craig, Rachel is survived by her mother, Bonnie Berger of Bridgewater, NJ; her siblings Jeremy Berger and Deb Geiger; her step-children Spencer Montgomery and Kaitlyn Goumas; and her many friends, students, and extended family too numerous to list. She was predeceased by her father, Larry Berger.
Rachel was a beautiful soul, and her absence has shifted not only her family's world but the world of everyone who knew her, and she left us all too soon.
Rachel, his lovely wife. “You are a once-in-a-lifetime kind of woman,” was included in Craig’s wedding vows and that helps sum up their love. Their relationship one for the millennia and she will be loved and missed by her husband.
Rachel chose to be the teacher that she always wanted, and she was. Her superpower was that she saw her students for who they could be, and she never, not once, gave up on any of them. She worked tirelessly to help them understand and gain confidence in her English class as well as survive high school and become good humans.
Rachel was a fierce friend who listened, loved, and supported them with care, grace, and a generosity of spirit that endeared her to all of them. She filled their lives with love and laughter and always made time for them.
Two of the things everyone will miss the most about Rachel are her voice and her laugh. If you couldn’t see her, you could always hear her: in the hallways at school, in her home, really anywhere she was. She grew up in New Jersey, and that accent would come out in full force when she talked to her mom, sister, or brother. Her laughter made everyone around her laugh too, and the world will be far less humorous without her here to find it and point it out.
Rachel was never short on stories and rarely without words and what she couldn't say with words she was able to express with her art. She painted amazing murals, taught herself how to flow paint and resin, and filled the walls of her home with beautiful artwork.
Rachel loved the river, all raptors, owls, herons, blue jays, cardinals, and most of all her chickens, cats, dogs, and other pets. She found comfort in nature, especially at the Merrimack River where she watched the herons. She was devoted to the Jewish faith and
Rachel will be forever 39, a loving wife and friend, and most of all a mother who completely changed her plans to give Angel a good life (which she did), and a strong, amazing, powerful woman who has left a mark on this world and a legacy through Angel, and her students, and Craig, and all people lucky enough to know her.
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