Sheryl Dianne Rhodes was born July 23, 1961 in Little Rock,
Arkansas. She graduated from Lee High School, Montgomery,
Alabama in 1979. She attended Auburn University and received
a BS and BSLD in Education in 1983. She earned her Master’s
Degree in Elementary Education in 1986. She attended Troy State
University in 1997 and Alabama State University in 1999, earning
her Master’s Degree in Library & Media Technology.

Sherry started her teaching career at Brewbaker Elementary in
Montgomery, AL, where she taught 1st grade from 1983-84. She
then taught at Flowers Elementary in Montgomery from 1984-1990, teaching Special Ed for two years and 1st grade for four years.
She then taught first grade and was Library Media Technologist at
Girard Elementary in Dothan, Alabama from 1990-2002.

Sherry dedicated her life to the loving care and welfare of all
children. She unselfishly gave of herself and her resources to
help people, especially children. It was not a coincidence that she chose to be an educator by profession, it was just another way for her to help and care for the needs of children. No child in her class went without proper clothing, glasses, or Christmas or Birthday presents. She bought clothes for those in need. She paid for
children to go on field trips. She spent thousands of dollars to buy personal videos, books and resources to share with classroom teachers. Not only did she reach out to children at school, but she became a foster mom the last six months of her life. God called
her to heaven on January 31, 2002, just the month after she had
the joy of spending Christmas with her three foster children.
We wish to make foster care a legacy to her memory.