04/14/2026
So this morning I wake up at 4:00am and realize that I have slept for 4 hours straight for two days in a row, Monday and Tuesday. Something I haven’t done for years now.
My next immediate thought is to check on Sherry and I see that she is not in the bedroom, by the time I swing my legs out of the bed I realize that she will never be there again.
Then I understand that the reason I wake up every one or two hours is to check on her, whether she was sick or well.
A strange feeling hits that she has only been gone for minutes, and then the immediate feeling that she has been gone for a month. Then reality kicks in and it has been 48 hours since she’s been gone.
I begin my day (and through out the day) by reading the beautiful Facebook posts and messages from Sherry’s friends and family on my phone as wells as her phone. They are getting me through the day and I appreciate all the love you are showing.
Since I retired in 2013 and when not working (part time) Sherry and I were together 24/7. And we enjoyed being together 24/7, it is what we both felt natural doing
Sherry loved helping people, (models, friends, family, other photographers), be their best. Sherry spent a lot of her energy (what little she had) making sure that the people we photographed and the people she interacted with were happy with the results.
The end of every photo shoot or event would leave her exhausted wether she showed it or not.
I have to stop writing for now or I will be all day trying to convey my emotions and thoughts of Sherry. I’ll post again to keep her memory alive.
