In Memoriam Author:Henri J. M. Nouwen Henri J.M. Nouwen hesitated for a long time to publish the story of his mother's death. He overcame his hesitation only when he discovered that many people outside the small circle of family members and friends, for whom he had originally written In Memoriam, expressed deep gratitude for the opportunity to read it. The fact tha... more »t even those who had not known his mother had found much comfort in his description of the way he experienced her death made him realize that "in life she belonged to a few, in death she is for all".« less