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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 166
Celebrating the life of Sherri Moyer Brooks.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, February 25, 2016
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 4, 2016
 

WHEREAS, Sherri Moyer Brooks, a courageous and inspiring member of the Nelson County community who always saw the positive side of life, died on July 20, 2015, after a long battle with cancer; and

WHEREAS, Sherri Brooks met her husband, David, in high school, and the pair was largely inseparable, especially through her five-year battle with Stage IV colon cancer; and

WHEREAS, earning the admiration of friends and neighbors, Sherri Brooks proudly maintained a motto to keep positive because life is good and demonstrated an unerring, graceful concern for the well-being of others; and

WHEREAS, Sherri Brooks was a staunch supporter and an enthusiastic advocate for Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, and her passionate influence was felt at local races; and

WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Sherri Brooks took comfort in God’s plan; she enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community at Calvary Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, Sherri Brooks will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her beloved husband, David; mother, Nannie; and numerous other family members, friends, and individuals battling cancer; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Sherri Moyer Brooks, a beloved member of the Nelson County community who worked to support and inspire cancer survivors; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Sherri Moyer Brooks as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.