Death of Hope P. Muir

Andrews University is saddened to learn of the death of Hope Muir, who served as a staff member in Plant Services for several years and also completed both photographic imaging and nursing degrees from Andrews. Please remember Hope’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers as they process this difficult loss. Details about a celebration of life service for Hope are included below as well as here, where you are invited to leave a memory or condolence for Hope’s family.

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Obituary

Hope P. Muir, of Berrien Springs, passed away on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph.

A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, 635 St. Joseph Ave., Berrien Springs, with Pastor Clifford Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Hillandale Memorial Park in Lithonia, Georgia. Friends can visit with the family from 10–11 a.m. Sunday at the church.

To sign Hope's memory book online, visit www.heritage-chapel.com.

Hope was born Oct. 10, 1967, in Kingston, Jamaica, to Clifton and Greta (Smith) Muir.

Hope spent her childhood and adolescence and early adulthood in New Jersey before moving to Berrien Springs to attend Andrews University. Hope graduated from Andrews University with a bachelor's degree in nursing in 2012. Just prior to her passing, Hope was employed at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in South Bend. She previously worked at Spectrum Health Lakeland and Lakeland Urology in St. Joseph.

Hope was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. To know Hope was to know the love of God. She loved the Lord with her whole heart and loved others through her generosity and care of and for them. Christ lived in and through her and it was clear to anyone who was blessed with the opportunity of getting to know her, if even for a moment.

Known for her warm smile, kind heart and gentle spirit, she walked among us like an angel, touching the lives of those she met in the most beautiful ways. In her free time, Hope enjoyed photography, cooking, fitness and spending time with Guyton Emmanuel, whom she loved deeply.

Hope is survived by her parents: Clifton and Greta Muir of Atlanta; her brother, Clifton Muir Jr., of Atlanta; a host of aunts, uncles and cousins; the love of her life, Guy Emmanuel of Benton Harbor, Guy's brother, Clyde Emmanuel of Benton Harbor; and special friends Scheryl Moore of Benton Harbor, Shelly Temple of South Bend, Indiana, and June Scott of Berrien Springs.

As we prepare to say our final goodbye on this side of heaven, we take comfort in knowing that her name is a constant reminder of what we have, Hope! Hope in knowing that we will see her again for an eternity.

On behalf of the Muir family, her loved ones and friends, thank you all for the outpouring of love and support during this most difficult time.