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1947-2023
Jane was born on January 15, 1947 in East Liverpool OH to Harold & Betty Boram. For the last 42 years, she lived in Nashville TN. Jane passed away April 19, 2023, from a short illness due to brain cancer; she was 76.
Jane was a devoted wife to Robert "Bob" Hinkel and a dedicated mother to their special needs daughter, Diane Hinkel, whom she helped in experiencing life to the fullest. Jane is also survived by her sister, Patricia S. Pearson, and brothers, Dr. Lawrence H. Boram and Daniel E. Boram.
Jane loved Blue Grass music and playing with her pets, gardening, nature and all kinds of outdoor activities. Most all, she loved spending time with Bob and Diane.
Rev. Boram, a graduate of Kent State University and a master's degree from Vanderbilt University Divinity School, was a retired pastor and mental health counselor. After retirement, she volunteered as co-chair of NOAH's (Nashville Organized for Action and Hope) Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) for four years (until November 2022); assisted in and obtained a judicial court order for bail reform in General Sessions Court, Davidson County. Finally, for the past 30 years, she volunteered with Nashville CARES, walked in the yearly AIDS walk and served as a "Buddy" for Nashville CARES terminally ill clients.
As co-chair of the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF), she advocated for HEALS (Health Engagement and Liaison Services), a non-police response to the mentally ill in crisis and served on the Metro team to implement this pilot program, now called REACH (Responders Engaged and Committed to Help). The Metro team included members of the Nashville Health, Fire, and Emergency Communication Dept. REACH launched on Feb. 1, 2023; through the program, a paramedic from the Nashville Fire Department with a master's-level clinician from Nashville's Mental Health Cooperative will be dispatched if a mentally ill person is in crisis.In November 2022, Rev. Jane Boram was recognized by the Nashville Public Library's in their "Nashville Voices: Women Heroes" campaign to honor ordinary women doing extraordinary things in Nashville.
There will be a memorial service on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 4pm (CDT) at the Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville. If you would like to join the memorial virtually, please go to the Church's website https://www.christcathedral.org; at the bottom of the Home page, select the YouTube icon.
4/29/23