Sarah Lucy Brothers – 50, passed away in the comfort of her family at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City on Friday, April 3, 2015. Born in Burlington on March 22, 1965, she was the daughter of Richard Brothers and Betsy (Paul) Brothers. Since 2004 Sarah has been a committed partner and wife to Jeffrey Herrmann. Sarah was a 1983 graduate of Harwood Union High School in Duxbury and continued her education at Fisher College in Boston MA, graduating with her Associates Degree in Fashion Design. Sarah began her career as a founding partner with her sister Anne, the clothing boutique "Siblings" in Stowe and Waitsfield, which they operated for several years. Following, Sarah was employed in management for Victoria Secret, working in Columbus OH, Boston and Burlington and responsible for opening 50 stores for the company. She later joined her sister at Fontana and Co. Salon and Boutique in Essex and South Burlington as a cosmetologist and esthetician, a vocation she enjoyed from 1997 until last year. In addition, Sarah and her husband Jeff founded Herrmann & Brothers Real Estate Advisors specializing in real estate development, remodeling and sales, with offices in Stowe and St. Petersburg FL. Over the past 7 years Sarah has purchased, rehabilitated and managed over 20 residential and commercial properties for Herrmann Brothers in 3 different states. Projects range from complete to the stud renovations of foreclosures to condo management and office space build-outs. Her most recent projects locally have been the complete renovation of the old Thompson Flour Mill on the Mountain Road and the development of an 8-lot sub-division on Brush Hill. Creative, spiritual, energetic, athletic and loving, Sarah had an essence that drew people to her. Her professional career nurtured her artistic talents for style and design; her athleticism gave her the skills to enjoy skiing, high energy fitness regimens including Zumba as well as a number of other sports and activities; her holistic approach to life, that included yoga and meditation, kept her centered and balanced, particularly important to her as she faced cancer. Her love for her family and friends had no boundaries, was whole and endless. She found great joy in spending time with her children and enjoyed attending their many sports activities. She is lovingly remembered for her ability to see the possibilities, not the problems, whether it was in life or in rehabbing real estate properties. She embraced life to it's fullest. Sarah is loved and mourned by her husband Jeff Herrmann of Stowe and St. Petersburg; her children, Macall Meslin and Robert Meslin both of Essex; her step-sons, Cole Herrmann of St. Petersburg and Rickie Herrmann of Rochester NY; her mother, Betsy Brothers of Waitsfield; her father, Richard Brothers and his wife Mary of Waitsfield; her sister, Anne Roberts and her husband Bobby of Stowe; her brothers, John Pollock and his wife Lynn of Wilson Mills ME, Neil Johnson of Waitsfield, Lyle Johnson and his wife Ali of Burlington; a niece and 3 nephews, Gracie Pollock, Carter Lash, Kirk Fontana, and Max Johnson; and her special canine companion Willie. Friends may call at the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury VT on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 5 – 8 p.m. A service celebrating the life of Sarah Brothers will be held from the Stoweflake Mountain Resort, 1746 Mountain Road, Stowe VT on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital (www.giving.mskcc.org), go to "Giving Pages", then "Find and Donate to a Giving Page", then please enter Sarah's full name. You may also consider donations to the North Country Animal League (www.ncal.com). To send online condolences please visit us at www.perkinsparker.com and Facebook.

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