Sherry Patricia Harris Parker, Colorado Obituary

Sherry Patricia Harris

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So HE put his arms around you and whispered, &quot;Come to me.&quot; A golden heart stopped beating. Hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us HE only takes the best.</span></p> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sherry Patricia (Washington) Harris</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">07/16/1947 - 10/27/2020</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sherry was 73 years old when she passed away. She was born &amp; raised in Hartford, CT where she lived up until she moved to Parker, CO in 2014 . She was educated in the Hartford Public School system and was a graduate of Hartford Public High School.</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sherry was a dedicated single parent first and foremost. She cherished her two boys and everything that came with them. She had a quiet but warm and inviting way about her and always enjoyed a good laugh, even at her own expense. She seemed to know someone everywhere she went.</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">She worked at the Community Renewal Team (CRT) for over 30 years as an Executive Secretary.&nbsp; She received several certificates and awards for her work supporting a network of innovative,&nbsp;high quality programs and services designed to strengthen communities, in turn helping people of all ages overcome life&#39;s&nbsp;challenges.</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sherry is the loving mother of Steven L. Harris and wife Jennifer of Castle Rock, CO and Eric A. Washington and wife Marlene of Bloomfield, CT.</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">She is the cherished grandmother of Sean and Seth Harris &amp; Allen, Brittany and Briana Washington. She is also lovingly survived by many&nbsp;others from the Harris, Washington, and Allen Families and her legacy of putting people first will live on.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageServer?pagename%3Ddonatenow_heart%26s_src%3Dpmxsem19%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw0On8BRAgEiwAincsHBu0NAc9eSE72cdy-MtNhyBtpIhgSZoLFBN-wi6jO8f-9TVxSY051hoCyEsQAvD_BwE&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604091749878000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFhwCaf4vHSz9BB2H3PRW4rjpneLg" href="https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=donatenow_heart&amp;s_src=pmxsem19&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw0On8BRAgEiwAincsHBu0NAc9eSE72cdy-MtNhyBtpIhgSZoLFBN-wi6jO8f-9TVxSY051hoCyEsQAvD_BwE" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">American Heart Association</a>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604091749878000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOiXzMmn69KIb9uXZncaiP3DnroQ" href="https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">National Breast Cancer Foundation</a>.&nbsp;</div>
July 16, 1947 - October 27, 202007/16/194710/27/2020
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God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So HE put his arms around you and whispered, "Come to me." A golden heart stopped beating. Hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us HE only takes the best.

 
Sherry Patricia (Washington) Harris
07/16/1947 - 10/27/2020
 
Sherry was 73 years old when she passed away. She was born & raised in Hartford, CT where she lived up until she moved to Parker, CO in 2014 . She was educated in the Hartford Public School system and was a graduate of Hartford Public High School.
 
Sherry was a dedicated single parent first and foremost. She cherished her two boys and everything that came with them. She had a quiet but warm and inviting way about her and always enjoyed a good laugh, even at her own expense. She seemed to know someone everywhere she went.
 
She worked at the Community Renewal Team (CRT) for over 30 years as an Executive Secretary.  She received several certificates and awards for her work supporting a network of innovative, high quality programs and services designed to strengthen communities, in turn helping people of all ages overcome life's challenges.
 
Sherry is the loving mother of Steven L. Harris and wife Jennifer of Castle Rock, CO and Eric A. Washington and wife Marlene of Bloomfield, CT.
 
She is the cherished grandmother of Sean and Seth Harris & Allen, Brittany and Briana Washington. She is also lovingly survived by many others from the Harris, Washington, and Allen Families and her legacy of putting people first will live on.  
 
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the American Heart Association or the National Breast Cancer Foundation

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