cheryl penpraze white
july 8, 2010
Wonderful wife, mother and daughter, died peacefully at home on July 8, 2010 after years of fighting cancer. She was 52. Cheryl was born in Ann Arbor, moving away several times but always returning to the community she loved. Her life was in service to others, volunteering at schools, as soccer coach, at the Pioneer H.S. Robotics Club, as president of the Washtenaw County Alliance for Gifted Education, and lending her calm and caring presence to everyone she met. Her unwavering compassion was tempered by toughness, enduring cancer treatments while helping a son with traumatic brain injuries, working at UM's Radiation Oncology until just a month before her death. Her uncomplaining nature, loving presence and steadfast support will be missed by her family, friends and the larger community. Cheryl leaves behind husband Gordon, sons Dale, Thomas & James, among other family. Her cremated remains were buried by those of her grandmother at Washtenong Memorial Gardens on July 20, 2010.