[Nfbf-l] Fw: Article from Bradenton Herald Obituaries 2012 01 31

[Carlos J MontasAS]

good morning to all, I wanted to pass along the sad news of the passing of Sheri. She will be mist for many of us who got a chance to know her.
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Sheri Kathleen Siegel, 27, was called to eternal life by her heavenly fa-ther on January 29, 2012. A fiercely independent woman who conquered cancer, Sheri never al-lowed blindness to hold her back. Her devotion to God brought her a sense of purpose and an ability to persevere through any hardship. Despite blindness, Sheri pursued passions such as cooking, painting and pottery. She men-tored disabled children through the Buddy Break program, served in the National Federation of the Blind, and was an en-thusiastic member of the Young Adult Couples Group at Church of the Cross in Bradenton. Her determination to help others with vision impairment transcend blindness became the crux of her relationship with Tommy LaMontaine, the love of her life. Sheri helped Tommy overcome blindness by teaching him to be independent, and Tommy gave Sheri the fulfillment, happi-ness, and love she had prayed for throughout her life. Sheri is survived by her loving family from Bra-denton, including par-ents, Lee and Debbie Siegel; one grandmother, Betty Siegel; three sib-lings, Ashli Van Pelt (Jonathan), Brittni Man-zione (Gianmarc) and Kristofer Siegel (Beth-any); two nieces, Annie and Emelia; and boy-friend, Tommy LaMon-taine of Bradenton. She is preceded in death by grandparents, Robert and Shirlee Goble of Bradenton. A celebration of Sheri's life will be held at 2:00p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 at Northwest Baptist Church, 7913 9th Ave. NW, Bradenton. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that dona-tions be made to the Li-ons Club. Burial will be in Sky-way Memorial Gardens. Published in The Herald on January 31, 2012 Print .fbRecommend { border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px; width:130px; } This article is provided to you as a courtesy of NFB-NEWSLINE® Online for your sole use. The content of this E-mail is protected under copyright law, and is not to be distributed in any manner to others; infringement of our non-dissemination agreement is strictly prohibited. Allowing someone to have access to this material is in violation of the Terms of Use agreement that you electronically signed when you signed up for NFB-NEWSLINE® Online. Please do not forward this E-mail or its attachments to any other person or disseminate it in any manner. Thank you. The NFB-NEWSLINE® Team.